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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mas•sa•cre /ˈmæsəkɚ/USA pronunciation n., v., -cred, -cring. n. [countable] - the violent killing of a large number of esp. helpless human beings:a massacre of civilians.
- a general slaughter.
- the inflicting of great damage or defeat:another massacre for our team.
v. [~ + object] - to kill in a massacre;
slaughter:Thousands of people were massacred. - Informal Termsto defeat thoroughly:massacred yet again by our rivals.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mas•sa•cre (mas′ə kər),USA pronunciation n., v., -cred, -cring. n. - the 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 Termsa crushing defeat, esp. in sports.
v.t. - to kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, esp. a large number of persons.
- Informal Termsto defeat decisively, esp. in sports.
- Middle French massacrer
- Vulgar Latin *matteūcculāre, verb, verbal derivative of *matteūca mallet (see mashie, mace1); (verb, verbal)
- Middle French massacre, noun, nominal derivative of massacrer, Old French maçacrer, macecler, probably
- 1575–85; (noun, nominal)
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged carnage, extermination, butchery, genocide.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged slay. See slaughter.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: massacre /ˈmæsəkə/ n - the wanton or savage killing of large numbers of people, as in battle
- informal an overwhelming defeat, as in a game
vb (transitive)- to kill indiscriminately or in large numbers
- informal to defeat overwhelmingly
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, of unknown origin |