massacre
/ˈmæsəkər/
noun
- The violent killing of a large number of people, especially innocent civilians.
- Survivors of the massacre shared their stories with the reporters.
- The history book describes the massacre of villagers during the war.
- The government condemned the massacre and called for an investigation.
- A very bad defeat in a sports game or competition.
- The final score was 10-0, a complete massacre for the visiting team.
- Our chess club suffered a massacre in the tournament last weekend.
- Fans left the stadium early after watching the massacre on the field.
verb
- To kill a large number of people violently and cruelly.
- No one knows why the soldiers massacred the entire village.
- The invading army massacred hundreds of innocent people.
- The dictator's forces massacred protesters in the city square.
- To defeat someone or something completely in a game or competition.
- She massacred her rival in the final match, winning every set.
- Our team was massacred in the first round of the playoffs.
- The defending champions massacred their opponents 8-0.
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