massacre

²massacre

verb

mas·sa·credmas·sa·cring\-k(ə-)riŋ\

Definition of MASSACRE

transitive verb

1

: to kill by massacre : slaughter

2

: mangle 2 <words were misspelled and syntax massacred — Bice Clemow>

— mas·sa·crer \-kər-ər, -krər\ noun

Examples of MASSACRE

1. Hundreds have been massacred in the uprising.
2. The other team really massacred us on Saturday.
3. He really massacred that song.

First Known Use of MASSACRE

1581

Related to MASSACRE

Synonyms: butcher, mow (down), slaughter

Related Words: assassinate, croak [slang], dispatch, do in, execute, fell, murder, slay, smite, snuff; annihilate, blot out, decimate, demolish, destroy, devastate, eradicate, exterminate, waste, wipe out

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