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1. (n.) massacre
the wanton killing of a large number of esp. unresisting human beings.
2. massacre
a general slaughter of animals.
3. massacre
the inflicting of great damage or defeat.
4. (v.t.) massacre
to kill in a massacre; slaughter.
5. massacre
to injure thoroughly.
Etymology: (1575–85; < MF massacre, n. der. of massacrer, OF maçacrer, macecler, prob. < VL *matteūculāre, v. der. of *matteūca mallet (see mace1))
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| Definition of 'Massacre' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery
the savage and excessive killing of many people
2. (verb) massacre, slaughter, mow down
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
"The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
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1. (noun) massacre
the brutal killing of a lot of people
the massacre of hundreds of innocent people; He massacred his whole family before killing himself.
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| Definition of 'Massacre' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Massacre
the killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day
2. (noun) Massacre
murder
3. (noun) Massacre
to kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings
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Sense: the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty.
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 Afrikaans: slagting |
 Arabic: مَذْبَحَه، مَجْزَرَه |
 Bulgarian: клане |
 Brazilian: massacre |
 Czech: masakr |
 German: das Gemetzel |
 Danish: massakre; nedslagtning |
 Greek: σφαγή |
 Spanish: masacre |
 Estonian: tapatalgud |
 Farsi: قتل عام |
 Finnish: joukkoteurastus |
 French: massacre |
 Hebrew: טֶבַח |
 Hindi: क़त्ले-आम, नरमेध, हत्याका |
 Croatian: pokolj, krvoproliće |
 Hungarian: mészárlás |
 Indonesian: pembantaian |
 Icelandic: blóðbað, fjöldamorð |
 Italian: massacro |
 Japanese: 大虐殺 |
 Korean: 대학살 |
 Lithuanian: žudynės, skerdynės |
 Latvian: masveida slepkavība |
 Malay: pembunuhan beramai-ramai |
 Dutch: moordpartij |
 Norwegian: blodbad, nedslakting |
 Polish: masakra |
 Persian: قتل عام |
 Pashto: ډلييزه وژنه |
 Portuguese: massacre |
 Romanian: masacru |
 Russian: бойня |
 Slovak: masaker |
 Slovenian: pokol |
 Serbian: masakr |
 Swedish: massaker, massmord |
 Thai: การฆาตกรรมหมู่ |
 Turkish: katliam |
 Taiwanese: 大屠殺 |
 Ukrainian: різня, різанина |
 Urdu: قتل عام |
 Vietnamese: cuộc tàn sát |
 Chinese: 大屠杀 |
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