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mas·sa·cre
(măs′ə-kər)n.
1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
2. The slaughter of a large number of animals.
3. Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.
tr.v. mas·sa·cred (-kərd), mas·sa·cring (-krĭng, -kər-ĭng), mas·sa·cres
1. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
2. Informal To defeat decisively.
3. Informal To botch; bungle: massacred the French language trying to order dinner.
[French, from Old French macecle, macecre, butchery, shambles.]
mas′sa·crer (-kər-ər, -krər) n.
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massacre
(ˈmæsəkə)n
1. the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle
2. informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a game
vb (tr)
3. to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers
4. informal to defeat overwhelmingly
[C16: from Old French, of unknown origin]
massacrer n
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mas•sa•cre
(ˈmæs ə kər)n., v. -cred, -cring. n.
1. the wanton killing of a large number of esp. unresisting human beings.
2. a general slaughter of animals.
3. the inflicting of great damage or defeat.
v.t. 4. to kill in a massacre; slaughter.
5. to injure thoroughly.
[1575–85; < Middle French massacre, n. derivative of massacrer, Old French maçacrer, macecler, probably < Vulgar Latin *matteūculāre, v. derivative of *matteūca mallet (see mace1)]
mas′sa•crer (-krər) n.
syn: See slaughter.
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massacre
- Comes from Latin mazacrium/masacrium, "slaughter."See also related terms for slaughter.
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massacre
Past participle: massacred
Gerund: massacring
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| Noun | 1. |  massacre - the savage and excessive killing of many peoplebloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered" |
| Verb | 1. | massacre - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
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massacre
noun
1. slaughter, killing, murder, holocaust, carnage, extermination, annihilation, butchery, mass slaughter, blood bath She lost her mother in the massacre.
verb
1. slaughter, kill, murder, butcher, take out (slang), wipe out, slay, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), annihilate, exterminate, mow down, cut to pieces Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
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massacre
noun1. The savage killing of many victims:
1. To kill savagely and indiscriminately:
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Translations
مذبحةمَذْبَحَةٌمَذْبَحَه، مَجْزَرَههَزيمَه شَنيعَهيَقْتُل، يَذْبَح
masakrmasakrovat
massakremassakrerenedslagtning
joukkomurhajoukkomurhatateurastaateurastusverilöyly
masakrpokoljkrvoproliće
vereség: nagy vereség
blóîbaî, fjöldamorîburst, slæmt tapstráfella, slátra
大虐殺惨殺虐殺
대학살
skaudus pralaimėjimasskerdynės
masveida slepkavībasakāveslepkavot
masakrovať
pobitipokol
massaker
การฆ่าหมู่
katliamkatliam yapmakezici yenilgi
cuộc tàn sát
massacre
[ˈmæsəkəʳ]A. N
1. (= killing) → masacre f, carnicería f
2. (= defeat) → derrota f aplastante, paliza f
B. VT
2. (= defeat) → aplastar, dar una paliza a
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massacre
n → Massaker nt
vt → niedermetzeln, massakrieren; last Saturday they massacred us 6-0 (inf) → letzten Samstag haben sie uns mit 6:0 fertiggemacht (inf)
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massacre
(ˈmӕsəkə) noun1. the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty.
2. a very bad defeat. That last game was a complete massacre.
verb to kill (large numbers) cruelly.
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massacre
→ مَذْبَحَةٌ masakr massakre Massaker σφαγή masacre joukkomurha massacre masakr strage 大虐殺 대학살 bloedbad massakre masakra massacre резня massaker การฆ่าหมู่ katliam cuộc tàn sát 大屠杀Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009