Massacre - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmæsəkər|  American pronunciation of the word massacre
Brit.  |ˈmæsəkə|  British pronunciation of the word massacre

noun

- the savage and excessive killing of many people (syn: butchery, carnage, slaughter)

verb

- kill a large number of people indiscriminately (syn: mow down, slaughter)
The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda

Extra examples

The game turned out to be a complete massacre.

...the infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota...

Hundreds have been massacred in the uprising.

The other team really massacred us on Saturday.

He really massacred that song.

United lost in a 9-0 massacre.

The army massacred more than 150 unarmed civilians.

Tens of thousands of dolphins and small whales are brutally massacred every year.

The Cougars massacred the Bucs last night, 38 - 7.

Unfortunately, Jones absolutely massacres the role of Ophelia.

The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda

The massacre was committed by the rebel army.

...the day after the massacre the plaints of bereaved mothers and wives could be heard throughout the village...

It is not an overstatement to use the word "massacre" in describing this incident.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: massacre
he/she/it: massacres
present participle: massacring
past tense: massacred
past participle: massacred
noun
singular: massacre
plural: massacres
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