massacre (noun)

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• massacre — (noun and verb) is spelt this way in BrE and AmE, and as a verb has inflected forms massacres, massacred, massacring …   Modern English usage

• massacre — ► NOUN 1) a brutal slaughter of a large number of people. 2) informal a very heavy defeat. ► VERB 1) brutally kill (a large number of people). 2) informal inflict a heavy defeat on. ORIGIN French …   English terms dictionary

• massacre — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), bloody, brutal, terrible ▪ an appalling massacre of women and children ▪ genocidal ▪ indiscriminate …   Collocations dictionary

• massacre chaser — noun A massacre chaser is an individual who associates with a massacre to gain publicity for themselves or their campaign …   Wiktionary

• massacre — noun 1》 an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people. 2》 informal a very heavy defeat. verb 1》 deliberately and violently kill (a large number of people). 2》 informal inflict a heavy defeat on. Origin C16: from Fr., of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

• massacre — I UK [ˈmæsəkə(r)] / US [ˈmæsəkər] noun Word forms massacre : singular massacre plural massacres * 1) [countable/uncountable] the action of killing of a lot of people the massacre of unarmed civilians 2) [countable] informal a serious defeat in a… …   English dictionary

• massacre — I. noun Etymology: Middle French Date: circa 1578 1. the act or an instance of killing a number of usually helpless or unresisting human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty 2. a cruel or wanton murder 3. a wholesale slaughter of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• massacre — 1. noun /ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/ The intentional killing of a considerable number of human beings, under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people. the massacre on Syn: butchery, carnage, slaughter …   Wiktionary

• massacre — mas|sa|cre1 [ mæsəkər ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount the killing of a lot of people: the massacre of unarmed civilians 2. ) count INFORMAL a serious defeat in a game or competition massacre mas|sa|cre 2 [ mæsəkər ] verb transitive 1. ) to kill a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• massacre — 1 verb (T) 1 to kill a lot of people, especially people who cannot defend themselves: The army massacred French civilians. see kill 1 2 informal to defeat someone very badly in a game or competition 2 noun 1 (C, U) the killing of a lot of people …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• massacre — 1. noun 1) a cold blooded massacre of innocent civilians Syn: slaughter, wholesale/mass slaughter, indiscriminate killing, mass murder, mass execution, annihilation, liquidation, decimation, extermination; carnage, butchery, bloodbath,… …   Thesaurus of popular words