Carnage Definition
kärnĭj
noun
Bloody and extensive slaughter, esp. in battle; bloodshed.
Webster's New World
Corpses, especially of those killed in battle.
American Heritage
Dead bodies, esp. on a battlefield.
Webster's New World
The definition of carnage refers to mass death, killing or slaughter.
An example of carnage is when there are many dead bodies after a bomb has gone off.
YourDictionary
What remains after a massacre, e. g. the corpses or gore.
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Other Word Forms of Carnage
Noun
Singular:
carnage
Plural:
carnagesOrigin of Carnage
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French from Old French from Old Italian carnaggio from Medieval Latin carnāticum meat from Latin carō carn- flesh sker-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French carnage, from Latin carnaticum (“slaughter of animals”), itself from Latin carnem, accusative of caro (“flesh”).
From Wiktionary
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