massacre

mas·sa·cre

M0137500 (măs′ə-kər)n.1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.2. The slaughter of a large number of animals.3. Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.tr.v. mas·sa·cred (-kərd), mas·sa·cring (-krĭng, -kər-ĭng), mas·sa·cres 1. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.2. Informal To defeat decisively.3. Informal To botch; bungle: massacred the French language trying to order dinner.

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[French, from Old French macecle, macecre, butchery, shambles.]

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mas′sa·crer (-kər-ər, -krər) n.

massacre

(ˈmæsəkə) n1. the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle2. informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a gamevb (tr) 3. to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers4. informal to defeat overwhelmingly[C16: from Old French, of unknown origin] massacrer n

mas•sa•cre

(ˈmæs ə kər)

n., v. -cred, -cring. n. 1. the wanton killing of a large number of esp. unresisting human beings. 2. a general slaughter of animals. 3. the inflicting of great damage or defeat. v.t. 4. to kill in a massacre; slaughter. 5. to injure thoroughly. [1575–85; < Middle French massacre, n. derivative of massacrer, Old French maçacrer, macecler, probably < Vulgar Latin *matteūculāre, v. derivative of *matteūca mallet (see mace¹)] mas′sa•crer (-krər) n. syn: See slaughter.

massacre

- Comes from Latin mazacrium/masacrium, "slaughter."See also related terms for slaughter.

massacre

Past participle: massacred
Gerund: massacring

Imperative
massacre
massacre

Present
I massacre
you massacre
he/she/it massacres
we massacre
you massacre
they massacre

Preterite
I massacred
you massacred
he/she/it massacred
we massacred
you massacred
they massacred

Present Continuous
I am massacring
you are massacring
he/she/it is massacring
we are massacring
you are massacring
they are massacring

Present Perfect
I have massacred
you have massacred
he/she/it has massacred
we have massacred
you have massacred
they have massacred

Past Continuous
I was massacring
you were massacring
he/she/it was massacring
we were massacring
you were massacring
they were massacring

Past Perfect
I had massacred
you had massacred
he/she/it had massacred
we had massacred
you had massacred
they had massacred

Future
I will massacre
you will massacre
he/she/it will massacre
we will massacre
you will massacre
they will massacre

Future Perfect
I will have massacred
you will have massacred
he/she/it will have massacred
we will have massacred
you will have massacred
they will have massacred

Future Continuous
I will be massacring
you will be massacring
he/she/it will be massacring
we will be massacring
you will be massacring
they will be massacring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been massacring
you have been massacring
he/she/it has been massacring
we have been massacring
you have been massacring
they have been massacring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been massacring
you will have been massacring
he/she/it will have been massacring
we will have been massacring
you will have been massacring
they will have been massacring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been massacring
you had been massacring
he/she/it had been massacring
we had been massacring
you had been massacring
they had been massacring

Conditional
I would massacre
you would massacre
he/she/it would massacre
we would massacre
you would massacre
they would massacre

Past Conditional
I would have massacred
you would have massacred
he/she/it would have massacred
we would have massacred
you would have massacred
they would have massacred

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	massacre - the savage and excessive killing of many peoplecarnage, mass murder, slaughter, butcherymurder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human beingbloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
Verb	1.	massacre - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"mow down, slaughterkill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

massacre

noun1. slaughter, killing, murder, holocaust, carnage, extermination, annihilation, butchery, mass slaughter, blood bath She lost her mother in the massacre.verb1. slaughter, kill, murder, butcher, take out (slang), wipe out, slay, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), annihilate, exterminate, mow down, cut to pieces Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.

massacre

noun1. The savage killing of many victims:bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, pogrom, slaughter.2. Informal. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment.Informal: trimming, whipping.Slang: dusting, licking.verb1. To kill savagely and indiscriminately:annihilate, butcher, decimate, slaughter.2. Informal. To render totally ineffective by decisive defeat:annihilate, crush, drub, overpower, overwhelm, smash, steamroller, thrash, trounce, vanquish.Informal: wallop.Slang: clobber, cream, shellac, smear.

Translations

大屠杀屠杀惨败

massacre

(ˈmӕsəkə) noun1. the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty. 大屠殺 大屠杀2. a very bad defeat. That last game was a complete massacre. 慘敗 惨败 verb to kill (large numbers) cruelly. 屠殺 屠杀

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