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   mas·sa·cre

   /ˈmasəkər/

   noun

   • 1. an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people: "the attack was described as a cold-blooded massacre" Similar slaughterwholesale slaughtermass slaughterwholesale killingindiscriminate killingmurdermurderingmass murdermass homicideexecutionmass executiondestructionmass destructionannihilationexterminationliquidationdecimationcarnagebutcherybloodbathbloodlettingpogromgenocideethnic cleansingholocaustShoahnight of the long knivesliterary:slayingrare:battuehecatomb
   • ▪ a heavy defeat of a sports team or contestant: "the 25,000 ecstatic fans that packed into Coruna's shabby Riazor Stadium witnessed a massacre" Similar routcrushing defeatoverwhelming defeatdefeattrouncingannihilationdebaclefiascoinformal:lickinghammeringclobberingthrashingpastingdrubbinghidingcaningdemolitiongoing-overpoundingshellacking

   verb

   • 1. deliberately and violently kill (a large number of people): "thousands were brutally massacred by soldiers" Similar slaughterbutchermurderkillannihilateexterminateexecuteliquidateeliminatedestroydecimatekill offwipe outmow downcut downcut to piecesput to the swordput to deathsend to the gas chambersliterary:slay
   • ▪ inflict a heavy defeat on (a sports team or contestant): "we haven't been massacred in any game over the last six years" Similar trouncedefeat utterlybeat hollowwin a resounding victory overannihilatedrubroutgive someone a drubbingcrushoverwhelmbring someone to their kneesinformal:hammerclobberthrashpastegive someone a pastingwhippoundpulverizecrucifydemolishdestroywipe the floor withtake to the cleanersmake mincemeat ofmurderflattenturn inside outrun rings aroundstuffmarmalizeshellacblow outcreamskunkown

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, of unknown origin.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MassacreMassacre - Wikipedia

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   A massacre is an event in which large numbers of people, often, but not necessarily civilians, are indiscriminately killed by another or others. The word is also used to describe a scene of carnage, or in competitive activities, a comprehensive and disproportionate victory of one side over another. [1] .

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › massacreMassacre Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MASSACRE is the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty. How to use massacre in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMASSACRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MASSACRE definition: 1. an act of killing a lot of people: 2. a bad defeat, especially in sport: 3. to kill many…. Learn more.

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   Massacre definition: the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.. See examples of MASSACRE used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMASSACRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way. Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre. ...reports of massacre, torture and starvation.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmassacre noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of massacre noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the killing of a large number of people especially in a cruel way. Nobody survived the massacre. Want to learn more? (informal) a very big defeat in a game or competition. The game was a 10–0 massacre for our team.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › massacreMassacre - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A massacre is a big bloody mess of killing, and usually for no good reason. Not that there’s ever a good reason for killing, but massacres are especially pointless and gory. It’s unclear where the word massacre came from, but possibly it was the Old French word macacre, which means “slaughterhouse.”

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › massacreMassacre - definition of massacre by The Free Dictionary

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   1. the wanton killing of a large number of esp. unresisting human beings. 2. a general slaughter of animals. 3. the inflicting of great damage or defeat. 4. to kill in a massacre; slaughter. 5. to injure thoroughly. mas′sa•crer (-krər) n. syn: See slaughter.

10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › massacreMassacre Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    MASSACRE meaning: 1 : the violent killing of many people; 2 : a game or competition in which one person or team easily defeats another

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of massacre – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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    MASSACRE definition: the killing of a lot of people: . Learn more.