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Massacres
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massacre
v.
slaughter, kill a large number of people violently; defeat, destroy (Colloquial)
n.
widespread slaughter (of people), bloodshed, extermination; total defeat (Colloquial)
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Massacre
A massacre is a specific incident which involves the deliberate slaughter of people, although a tight definition has never emerged.
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massacre
Noun
1. the savage and excessive killing of many people
(synonym) slaughter, mass murder, carnage, butchery
(hypernym) murder, slaying, execution
(hyponym) bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue
(derivation) slaughter, mow down
Verb
1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"
(synonym) slaughter, mow down
(hypernym) kill
(derivation) slaughter, mass murder, carnage, butchery
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massacre
nm.
slaughter, massacre, pogrom; killing, bloodshed, butchery, carnage
massacrer
v.
massacre, murder, butcher, slay
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massacrar
v.
slaughter, massacre
massacre
n.
carnage; havoc; massacre, pogrom
