massacring (verb)

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• massacre — [[t]mæ̱səkə(r)[/t]] massacres, massacring, massacred 1) N VAR 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… …   English 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

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