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massacre 1, noun(dictionary)
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massacre(1) (iou)



massacre noun. L16.

A general slaughter of people or (less usu.) animals; carnage. L16.
Shakespeare Titus Andronicus For I must talk of murders, rapes, and massacres. G. Borrow Plunder and massacre had been expected.
b. fig. A great destruction or downfall. Now esp. (colloq.), a crushing defeat in sport. L16.
A cruel or atrocious murder. L16-E17.