massacre
massacre
Definition
mas·sa·cre (mas′ə kər)
noun
- the indiscriminate, merciless killing of a number of human beings
- a large-scale slaughter of animals
- Informal an overwhelming defeat, as in sports
Etymology: Fr < OFr maçacre, macecle, butchery, shambles < ?
transitive verb -·cred-kərd, -·cring-kər iŋ, -kriŋ
- to kill indiscriminately and mercilessly and in large numbers
- Informal to defeat overwhelmingly
mas′·sa·crer (-kər ər, -krər) noun
massacre
Synonyms
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- civilian: The silence of the " left " of New Labor on the massacre of civilians in Iraq by American occupation forces says it all.
- innocent: Feature writers were dispatched to Warrington to provide a stream of copy about the " massacre of the innocents.
- inhabitant: Informal frontier police organizations like the Paxton Boys were efficient for the massacre of the tribal inhabitants of an isolated village like Conestoga.
- hundred: The massacre of hundreds of men, women and children in Fallujah shows the casual disregard that the occupying forces have for human lives.
Object
- inhabitant: The army of Queen Boudicca army burned Londinium to the ground and massacred the 25,000 inhabitants who had not fled.
Converse of object
- perpetrate: And yet, oblivious to the technological massacre perpetrated in the room, the modem sits there smiling.
- condemn: Rather than condemn the massacres of Kurds, the US escalated its support for Iraq.
- commit: Each group wanted to commit a massacre, a spectacular action to prove its force.
- survive: Did the 17-year-old Anastasia survive the massacre of the Russian royal family in 1917?
- justify: Not even the Greeks would claim the divine inspiration of Greek nationalism, and few would now justify the massacres.
Adjective modifier
- Armenian: The Armenian massacres were the disgrace of the 19th century no less than of the 20th.
- horrific: Friend aware that 10 years have passed since the horrific massacre of a teacher and children at Dunblane?
- alleged: On Thursday the Ten O'Clock News obtained pictures of an alleged massacre in Iraq.
- bloody: US troops had been accused of a bloody massacre over the killings of the 13 Iraqis outside the school on Monday.
Noun used with modifier
- chainsaw: It was much better than the texas chainsaw massacre.
- chain: The Painted Lady - chain massacre saw story texas true San Marcos Foot Clinic, Dr. .. .
massacre Quotes
This idea of weapons of mass extermination is utterly horrible, and is something that no one with a spark of humanity can tolerate. I will not pretend to obeya Government that is organizing a mass massacre of mankind.
Soap and education are not as suddenas a massacre, but theyare more deadly in the long run.
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