massacre
the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
a general slaughter, as of persons or animals: the massacre of millions during the war.
Informal. a crushing defeat, especially in sports.
to kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, especially a large number of persons.
Informal. to defeat decisively, especially in sports.
Origin of massacre
1synonym study For massacre
Other words for massacre
Other words from massacre
- mas·sa·crer [mas-uh-krer], /ˈmæs ə krər/, noun
- un·mas·sa·cred, adjective
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How to use massacre in a sentence
God was in the room when you made a massacre out of someone’s child.
'Would You Kill God Too?' W.J. Lofton's New Poem, Commissioned by Ava DuVernay, Puts a Spotlight on Breonna Taylor’s Killers | Andrew R. Chow | January 31, 2021 | TimeHe also worked on an unsuccessful 2003 lawsuit stemming from the massacre.
Once he first learned about the massacre, Solomon-Simmons wanted to spread the word as widely as possible.
Like many other race riots and massacres in the South and in Florida, once the events left the front page of the newspapers, they were buried.
A Forgotten Election Day Massacre in Florida That Still Haunts Today | Sean Braswell | October 23, 2020 | OzyAt Republicans’ convention in Cleveland in 2016, one month after the massacre at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, this president showed he could say “LGBT.”
The massacre of cartoonists at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo is a crystallizing moment.
Several Muslim sites in France, including mosques have been attacked or vandalized since the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
What often is forgotten—and what Beck could probably stand to remember—is that the massacre was, technically, a firefight.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really. | Ana Marie Cox | December 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNearly two full months have passed since the student massacre that took place in the city of Iguala, Guerrero.
Mexican Protesters Look to Start a New Revolution | Jason McGahan | November 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWill “loyalty cards” be enough to stave of a Republican massacre of House Democrats on Tuesday?
Those who escaped the massacre were hung upon the same trees on which the Frenchmen had previously been hung.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThere was the usual massacre, but this time the trees were cut down and the wells choked up.
God and my Neighbour | Robert BlatchfordThe sight of the awful carnage affected even the warworn Marshal, and made him exclaim, "What a massacre!"
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonNative rumors had brought the news of the massacre at Cawnpore, though the ghastly tragedy of the Well was yet to come.
The Red Year | Louis TracyIt was during his reign that the fatal massacre of St. Bartholomews took place, which renders his name odious.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
British Dictionary definitions for massacre
/ (ˈmæsəkə) /
the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle
informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a game
to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers
informal to defeat overwhelmingly
Origin of massacre
1Derived forms of massacre
- massacrer (ˈmæsəkrə), noun
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