- the killing of a large number of people especially in a cruel way
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians
- Nobody survived the massacre.
Extra Examples- He accused the troops of the indiscriminate massacre of civilians.
- The massacre was carried out by enemy troops.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- appalling
- bloody
- brutal
- …
- be responsible for
- carry out
- commit
- …
- take place
- massacre by
- the victims of a massacre
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- (informal) a very big defeat in a game or competition
- The game was a 10–0 massacre for our team.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, of unknown origin.
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