slaughter
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- noun
- /ˈslɔːtər/
- NSFW
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- After the war, historians recorded the horrific slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians.
- mass slaughter
- slaughter of the innocent
- wholesale slaughter
And it kind of goes without saying that they, you know, condemn the slaughter of Jews.
- And it kind of goes without saying that they, you know, condemn the slaughter of Jews.
- They were celebrating Jewish slaughter and people should never, ever forget that.
- And, you know, they're going to stand by Assad, but do they really want to stand by the mass slaughter of Syrian civilians using the barrel bombs?
Examples
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The Holocaust, the war in Vietnam, and the continuing slaughter in Bosnia are examples.
Academic text (1995) -
Government troop raids on peaceful Indian villages and wanton slaughter of their inhabitants were seldom shown.
Academic text (2002) -
If we just pulled out, there would be more slaughter, probably.
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I demand you give the order to stop this slaughter now!
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I will offer you one chance to avoid slaughter.
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I had to put an end to the slaughter.
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Their low numbers today reflect the slaughter that took place almost two hundred years ago.
Academic text (1995) -
We must never again bear witness to the slaughter of tens of millions of innocent people
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Would Congress, he implied, really wish to incite slaughter and race war?
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Two French officers on horseback try to intercede in the slaughter of five women.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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The violent killing of many people in a cruel way
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A very cruel or violent act that shocks people, often against innocent people
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Killing many people on purpose because they are the same race, country, or religion
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Killing or hurting many people in war and other violence
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A mass killing of people, often during war or attacks
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A violent event in which many people are killed or a situation with very large losses
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Killing many people on purpose at the same time or in a short time
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A large-scale killing of people during war or political violence
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The very violent killing of many people
A killing of many people at once that is cruel
Antonyms
How Violent
- Offensive
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Slaughter is related to the old word slay, which means 'to kill'. It was used for large, brutal killings, so today it often refers to the violent and excessive killing of many people.