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   massacre

   /ˈmasəkə/

   noun

   • 1. an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many 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 sporting 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 brutally kill (many 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 sporting opponent): "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
   • ▪ perform (a piece of music, a play, etc.) very ineptly: "the choir was massacring ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’"

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

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   What does massacre mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! 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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   Where did the word massacre come from?

   • It may ultimately derive from the Vulgar Latin matteūca, meaning “mallet,” but its origin is uncertain. When referring to a violent event, the word massacre is most often used in reference to war. In particular, it is used to refer to events in which soldiers are killing not just other soldiers but also civilians.

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   What does massacring mean?

   • the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder. the massacre of millions during the war. Informal. a crushing defeat, especially in sports. , mas·sa·cred, mas·sa·cring.

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   What is a mass shooting called?

   • A massacre is a large-scale killing of people or animals, especially defenseless ones. The word implies that such a killing was especially unnecessary, brutal, and indiscriminate. An event in which soldiers kill many civilians could be called a massacre. Mass shootings are massacres.

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   Learn the meaning of massacre as a noun and a verb, with synonyms, examples, and word history. A massacre is the violent and cruel killing of a number of persons, usually under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty.

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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.

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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.