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mas·sa·cre    Audio Help   [mas-uh-ker] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -cred, -cring.
–noun
1.the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
2.a general slaughter, as of persons or animals: the massacre of millions during the war.
3.Informal. a crushing defeat, esp. in sports.
–verb (used with object)
4.to kill unnecessarily and indiscriminately, esp. a large number of persons.
5.Informal. to defeat decisively, esp. in sports.

[Origin: 1575–85; (n.) < MF massacre, n. deriv. of massacrer, OF maçacrer, macecler, prob. < VL *matteūcculāre, v. deriv. of *matteūca mallet (see mashie, mace1); (v.) < MF massacrer]

mas·sa·crer    Audio Help   [mas-uh-krer] Pronunciation Key, noun

1, 2. carnage, extermination, butchery, genocide. 4. slay. See slaughter.
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mas·sa·cre    Audio Help   (mās'ə-kər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of killing a large number of humans indiscriminately and cruelly.
  2. The slaughter of a large number of animals.
  3. Informal A severe defeat, as in a sports event.

tr.v.   mas·sa·cred (-kərd), mas·sa·cring (-krĭng, -kər-ĭng), mas·sa·cres
  1. To kill indiscriminately and wantonly; slaughter.
  2. Informal To defeat decisively.
  3. Informal To botch; bungle: massacred the French language trying to order dinner.


[French, from Old French macecle, macecre, butchery, shambles.]

mas'sa·crer (-kər-ər, -krər) n.
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massacre  (v.)
1581, from M.Fr. massacre "wholesale slaughter, carnage," from O.Fr. macacre, macecle "slaughterhouse, butchery," perhaps from L. macellum "provisions store, butcher shop." The noun is attested from 1586.

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massacre

noun
1. the savage and excessive killing of many people [syn: slaughter

verb
1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" 

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massacre1 [ˈmӕsəkə] noun
the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty
Arabic: مَذْبَحَه، مَجْزَرَه
Chinese (Simplified): 大屠杀
Chinese (Traditional): 大屠殺
Czech: masakr
Danish: massakre; nedslagtning
Dutch: moordpartij
Estonian: tapatalgud
Finnish: joukkomurha
French: massacre
German: das Gemetzel
Greek: σφαγή
Hungarian: mészárlás
Icelandic: blóðbað, fjöldamorð
Indonesian: pembantaian
Italian: massacro
Japanese: 大虐殺
Korean: 대학살
Latvian: masveida slepkavība
Lithuanian: žudynės, skerdynės
Norwegian: blodbad, nedslakting
Polish: masakra
Portuguese (Brazil): massacre
Portuguese (Portugal): massacre
Romanian: masacru
Russian: бойня
Slovak: masaker
Slovenian: pokol
Spanish: masacre
Swedish: massaker, massmord
Turkish: katliam
massacre2 [ˈmӕsəkə] noun
a very bad defeat
Example: That last game was a complete massacre.
Arabic: هَزيمَه شَنيعَه
Chinese (Simplified): 惨败
Chinese (Traditional): 慘敗
Czech: masakr
Danish: nedslagtning
Dutch: afslachting
Estonian: veresaun
Finnish: murskatappio
French: massacre
German: völlige Niederlage
Greek: συντριπτική ήττα
Hungarian: nagy vereség
Icelandic: burst, slæmt tap
Indonesian: pembantaian
Italian: massacro
Japanese: 大敗
Korean: 참패
Latvian: sakāve
Lithuanian: skaudus pralaimėjimas
Norwegian: knusende nederlag, helslakt
Polish: rzeź
Portuguese (Brazil): massacre
Portuguese (Portugal): massacre
Romanian: înfrângere umilitoare
Russian: разгром
Slovak: masaker
Slovenian: polom
Spanish: masacre
Swedish: massaker, slakt
Turkish: ezici yenilgi
massacre [ˈmӕsəkə] verb
to kill (large numbers) cruelly
Arabic: يَقْتُل، يَذْبَح
Chinese (Simplified): 屠杀
Chinese (Traditional): 屠殺
Czech: masakrovat
Danish: massakrere
Dutch: afslachten
Estonian: hulgakaupa maha tapma
Finnish: teurastaa joukoittain
French: massacrer
German: niedermetzeln
Greek: σφαγιάζω
Hungarian: (le)mészárol
Icelandic: stráfella, slátra
Indonesian: membantai
Italian: massacrare
Japanese: 虐殺する
Korean: 대량으로 학살하다
Latvian: slepkavot
Lithuanian: žudyti, skersti
Norwegian: slakte ned
Polish: urządzić rzeź, masakrować
Portuguese (Brazil): massacrar
Portuguese (Portugal): massacrar
Romanian: a ma­sa­­cra, a măcelări
Russian: устраивать бойню
Slovak: masakrovať
Slovenian: pobiti
Spanish: masacrar
Swedish: massakrera, slakta
Turkish: katliam yapmak
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Massacre

Butch"er*y\, n. [OE. bocherie shambles, fr. F. boucherie. See Butcher, n.]

1. The business of a butcher. [Obs.]

2. Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual barbarity; great or cruel slaughter. --Shak.

The perpetration of human butchery. --Prescott.

3. A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is shed. [Obs.]

Like as an ox is hanged in the butchery. --Fabyan.

Syn: Murder; slaughter; carnage. See Massacre.
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Massacre

Mas"sa*cre\, n. [F., fr. LL. mazacrium; cf. Prov. G. metzgern, metzgen, to kill cattle, G. metzger a butcher, and LG. matsken to cut, hew, OHG. meizan to cut, Goth. m['a]itan.]

1. 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.

2. Murder. [Obs.] --Shak.

Syn: Massacre, Butchery, Carnage.

Usage: Massacre denotes the promiscuous slaughter of many who can not make resistance, or much resistance. Butchery refers to cold-blooded cruelty in the killing of men as if they were brute beasts. Carnage points to slaughter as producing the heaped-up bodies of the slain.

I'll find a day to massacre them all, And raze their faction and their family. --Shak.

If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds, Brhold this pattern of thy butcheries. --Shak.

Such a scent I draw Of carnage, prey innumerable ! --Milton.
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