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holocaust

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1 a destructive burning

the holocaust caused by the ignited chemicals completely destroyed the factory and several surrounding homes

Synonyms of holocaust

conflagration, fire, inferno

Words Related to holocaust

blaze, flare-up

backfire, bonfire, brush fire, campfire, forest fire, wildfire

2 the killing of a large number of people

as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge

Synonyms of holocaust

bloodbath, butchery, carnage, death, massacre, slaughter

Words Related to holocaust

bloodletting, bloodshed, foul play, homicide, killing, manslaughter, murder, slaying

annihilation, decimation, demolishing, destruction, devastation, eradication, extermination

genocide, pogrom

assassination, execution

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