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Määritelmät

Substantiivit

  1. The intentional killing of a considerable number of human beings, under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the norms of civilized people.
  2. (obsolete) Murder.
  3. (figuratively) An overwhelming defeat.

Verbit

  1. (transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the norms of civilized people; to butcher; to slaughter. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)
  2. (figuratively) To bring an opponent to a decisive defeat.
  3. (figuratively) To perform a song, play, etc. poorly.

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 perfektimassacredPartisiipin perfektimassacr'd (vanhentunut)
ImperfektimassacredImperfektimassacr'd (vanhentunut)
Partisiipin preesensmassacringMonikkomassacres
Yksikön kolmannen persoonan indikatiivin preesensmassacres