battue
- noun
- /bæˈtu/
- Offensive
:
masacre
- International leaders condemned the battue as a crime against humanity.
Examples
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The rebels' surprise attack resulted in a battue that shocked the entire region.
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The documentary examined the causes and consequences of the infamous battue in the capital.
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The battue left the village in shock.
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Many animals fell victim to the battue last summer.
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International leaders condemned the battue as a crime against humanity.
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The documentary examined the causes and consequences of the infamous battue in the capital.
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The rebels' surprise attack resulted in a battue that shocked the entire region.
Synonyms
151
8.1
A very cruel or violent act that shocks people, often against innocent people
107
4.6
Killing or hurting many people in war and other violence
65
8.2
A mass killing of people, often during war or attacks
45
7.0
A violent event in which many people are killed or a situation with very large losses
38
6.7
Killing many people on purpose at the same time or in a short time
13
8.0
A very cruel act that hurts or kills many people
6
9.3
A large-scale killing of people during war or political violence
6
8.4
Very cruel and violent behavior that hurts people
1
8.1
The very violent killing of many people
Antonyms
How Violent
- Offensive
147
7.7
- Offensive
- Offensive
198
7.0
- NSFW
158
5.7
- Offensive
∞
2.8
∞
1.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Battue comes from the French battre 'to beat', and a helpful way to remember the second sense is to think of a violent 'beating' on a large scale. That's why battue can also mean a brutal, mass killing or massacre, since the root gives the sense of severe force against many people.