Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
- (vanhahtava) massacer
Synonyymit
Ääntäminen
US- UK:
- IPA: /ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)/
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
- (obsolete) Murder.
- (figuratively) Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.
Verbi
- (transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)
- (transitive, figuratively) To win against (an opponent) very decisively.
- (transitive, figuratively) To perform (a work, such as a musical piece or a play) very poorly.
- (transitive, proscribed) To kill with great force or brutality.
Esimerkit
- the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day
- St. Valentine's Day massacre
- Amritsar massacre
- The tyrannous and bloody act is done,—
- The most arch deed of piteous massacre
- That ever yet this land was guilty of.
- If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as Maximilian had massacred the Theban legion
Taivutusmuodot
| Partisiipin perfekti | massacred | Partisiipin perfekti | massacr'd (vanhentunut) |
| Imperfekti | massacred | Imperfekti | massacr'd (vanhentunut) |
| Partisiipin preesens | massacring | Monikko | massacres |
| Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesens | massacres |