单词 | massacre |
释义 | massacre[ mas-uh-ker ] / ˈmæs ə kər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR massacre ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder. a general slaughter, as of persons or animals: the massacre of millions during the war. Informal. a crushing defeat, especially in sports. verb (used with object), mas·sa·cred, mas·sa·cring.to kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, especially a large number of persons. Informal. to defeat decisively, especially in sports. Origin of massacreFirst recorded in 1575–85; (noun), from Middle French massacre, noun derivative of massacrer,Old French maçacrer, macecler, probably from unattested Vulgar Latin matteūcculāre, verbal derivative of unattested matteūca “mallet” (see mashie, mace1); (verb) from Middle French massacrer SYNONYMS FOR massacre1, 2 carnage, extermination, butchery, genocide. 4 slay. SEE SYNONYMS FOR massacre ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for massacreSee slaughter. OTHER WORDS FROM massacremas·sa·crer [mas-uh-krer], /ˈmæs ə krər/, nounun·mas·sa·cred, adjectiveWords nearby massacreMassachusett, Massachusetts, Massachusetts ballot, Massachusetts Bay, Massachusetts Bay Company, massacre, Massacre of the Innocents, mass affluent, massage, massage parlor, massage parlour Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for massacreBritish Dictionary definitions for massacremassacre / (ˈmæsəkə) / nounthe wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a game verb (tr)to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers informal to defeat overwhelmingly Derived forms of massacremassacrer (ˈmæsəkrə), nounWord Origin for massacreC16: from Old French, of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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