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Massacre

ˈmasəkə

Massacre definitions
noun
massacre massacres
  1. an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people

    "the attack was described as a cold-blooded massacre"

    slaughter wholesale slaughter mass slaughter wholesale killing indiscriminate killing
  2. a heavy defeat of a sporting team or contestant

    "the 25,000 ecstatic fans that packed into the shabby stadium witnessed a massacre"

    rout crushing defeat overwhelming defeat defeat trouncing annihilation
verb
massacre massacred massacres massacring
  1. deliberately and brutally kill (many people)

    "thousands were brutally massacred by soldiers"

    slaughter butcher murder kill annihilate exterminate execute liquidate eliminate destroy decimate kill off wipe out mow down cut down cut to pieces put to the sword put to death send to the gas chambers
  2. inflict a heavy defeat on (a sporting opponent)

    "we haven't been massacred in any game over the last six years"

    trounce defeat utterly beat hollow win a resounding victory over annihilate drub rout give someone a drubbing crush overwhelm bring someone to their knees
    • perform (a piece of music, a play, etc.) very ineptly

      "the choir was massacring ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’"