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💔 A mass killing 💔 To kill many
to massacre

to massacre

48 7.4
To kill many people in a cruel way
  • verb
  • /ˈmæsəˌkɚ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : masacrar
  • And what Hamas did to massacre Israelis is absolutely and unequivocally evil.
  • massacre civilians
  • massacre people
  • massacre hundreds

When students just like you protested, they were massacred.

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Examples

  • Without consulting scientists, Pruitt's going to let a company massacre these fish.

  • There, Ranch Child chased down the entire Russian force and massacred them all.

  • But what it means, what it means is that America is the only country that will massacre its own children on a regular basis.

  • The problem with that is people can say, you know, I was told by the Spirit to massacre my family.

  • - You think you can steal from me, massacre my guys and get away with it?

    Thieves (2018)

  • Alex, why you got to massacre my boy like that?

  • I mean, he started massacring people.

    Saw IV (2007)

  • We are being massacred every day, while the United Nations sits idly by.

    Sergio (2020)

  • A year has passed since pro-democracy demonstrators were massacred in Tiananmen Square on 4 June by the Chinese government.

    Academic text (1990)

  • In March, a gunman massacred 51 people at prayer in New Zealand.

Synonyms

to murder
vsto massacre
  • NSFW
∞ 3.0

To kill someone on purpose in an illegal way

involves killing many people violently rather than one unlawful killing
to slaughter
vsto massacre
  • NSFW
158 5.7

To kill a large number of people in a violent way

covers mass killing of both people and animals in general
to slay
vsto massacre
  • NSFW
62 7.5

To kill someone on purpose

involves mass killing rather than a single planned death
to mow down
vsto massacre
  • Offensive
9 8.8

To kill or hurt many people suddenly, usually with guns

is carried out deliberately rather than as a sudden attack

Antonyms

to protect
∞ 1.0

To keep someone or something safe from harm

to save
∞ 1.0

Rescue someone or something from danger

Compounds

Massacre of the Innocents
  • NSFW
9.9

An event in the Bible where King Herod ordered baby boys in Bethlehem killed

tragic massacre
  • NSFW
8.3

A violent event where many people are killed and people feel deep sorrow

How Deadly

to exterminate
  • NSFW
60 6.9
to massacre
  • Offensive
48 7.4
to slaughter
  • NSFW
158 5.7
to murder
  • NSFW
∞ 3.0
to kill
  • NSFW
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

massacre infinitive
massacred past
massacred past participle
massacring present participle
massacres third person singular

Etymology

The verb massacre comes from the same old word meaning 'butchery', so to massacre someone is to kill a large number of people in a violent, brutal way.