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Meaning of 'massacre' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Massacre [ n.]
- The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day.
- Murder.
- To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.

Meaning of 'massacre' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . massacre [ v]
Meaning (1):
- kill a large number of people indiscriminately
Example in sentence:
  • The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda

Nearby Words:

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