massacre
(noun, verb)
noun
1. the savage and excessive killing of many people
Similar word(s): butchery, carnage, slaughter
Definition categories: act, execution, murder, slaying
Sentences with massacre as a noun:
- the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day
- St. Valentine's Day massacre
- Amritsar massacre
verb
1. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
- The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda
Similar word(s): slaughter
Definition categories: change, kill