Massacre

n.	1.	The killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St. Bartholomew's Day; the St. Valentine's Day massacre; the Amritsar massacre; the Wounded Knee massacre.
	2.	Murder. I'll find a day to massacre them all, And raze their faction and their family. - Shak. If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds, Brhold this pattern of thy butcheries. - Shak. Such a scent I draw Of carnage, prey innumerable! - Milton.
v. t.	1.	To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; - limited to the killing of human beings. [imp. & p. p. Massacred ; p. pr. & vb. n. Massacring .] If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. - Macaulay.

Noun	1.	massacre - the savage and excessive killing of many people Synonyms: carnage, mass murder, slaughter, butchery
Verb	1.	massacre - kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda" Synonyms: mow down, slaughter

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