Massacre

//ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "massacre" (78 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(2 words)
butcheryslaughter

Strong matches (23)

Noun(2 words)
carnagedecimation

Related words (39)

Noun(1 words)
mass murder
Verb(2 words)
mow downslaughter

Related word relations

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More general

6 entries

Synonyms

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Related terms

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dbpedia genre

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derived

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has context

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is a

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Translations

168 translations across 65 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • masakër noun (intentional mass killing)

Arabic

4 entries
  • مَجْزَرَة noun (intentional mass killing)
  • مَجْزَرَة noun (intentional mass killing)
  • مَذْبَحَة noun (intentional mass killing)
  • مَذْبَحَة noun (intentional mass killing)

Armenian

2 entries
  • կոտորած noun (intentional mass killing)
  • կոտորել verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Azerbaijani

3 entries
  • qırhaqır noun (intentional mass killing)
  • qırğın noun (intentional mass killing)
  • qətliam noun (intentional mass killing)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • бо́йня noun (intentional mass killing)
  • разня́ noun (intentional mass killing)
  • разні́ца noun (intentional mass killing)

Bengali

1 entries
  • গণহত্যা noun (intentional mass killing)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • клане́ noun (intentional mass killing)
  • ма́сово кла́не noun (intentional mass killing)
  • избивам verb (to kill in considerable numbers)
  • коля verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Burmese

1 entries
  • လူသတ်ပွဲ noun (intentional mass killing)

Catalan

2 entries
  • massacre noun (intentional mass killing)
  • massacrar verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 大屠殺 /大屠杀 noun (intentional mass killing)
  • 屠殺 /屠杀 noun (intentional mass killing)
  • 慘案 /惨案 noun (intentional mass killing)
  • 屠殺 /屠杀 verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Czech

3 entries
  • masakr noun (intentional mass killing)
  • pogrom noun (intentional mass killing)
  • masakrovat verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Danish

2 entries
  • massakre noun (intentional mass killing)
  • massakrere verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Dutch

1 entries
  • bloedbad noun (intentional mass killing)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • amasbuĉado noun (intentional mass killing)
  • masakro noun (intentional mass killing)
  • amasbuĉi verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Estonian

1 entries
  • tapatalg noun (intentional mass killing)

Finnish

4 entries
  • joukkomurha noun (intentional mass killing)
  • teurastus noun (intentional mass killing)
  • verilöyly noun (intentional mass killing)
  • joukkomurhata verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

French

2 entries
  • massacre noun (intentional mass killing)
  • massacrer verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Galician

2 entries
  • masacre noun (intentional mass killing)
  • masacrar verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Georgian

3 entries
  • ხოცვა-ჟლეტა noun (intentional mass killing)
  • ხოცვა-ჟლეტა verb (to kill in considerable numbers)
  • ხოცვა-ჟლეტის მოწყობა verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

German

4 entries
  • Gemetzel noun (intentional mass killing)
  • Massaker noun (intentional mass killing)
  • abschlachten verb (to kill in considerable numbers)
  • massakrieren verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Greek

1 entries
  • σφαγή noun (intentional mass killing)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • טֶבַח noun (intentional mass killing)

Hindi

3 entries
  • कत्लेआम noun (intentional mass killing)
  • सामूहिक हत्या noun (intentional mass killing)
  • हत्याकांड noun (intentional mass killing)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • mészárlás noun (intentional mass killing)
  • öldöklés noun (intentional mass killing)
  • lemészárol verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Ido

2 entries
  • masakro noun (intentional mass killing)
  • masakrar verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • pembantaian noun (intentional mass killing)
  • membantai verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • قَتْلِ عام noun (intentional mass killing)
  • کُشْتار noun (intentional mass killing)

Italian

2 entries
  • strage noun (intentional mass killing)
  • massacrare verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 大虐殺 noun (intentional mass killing)
  • 惨殺 noun (intentional mass killing)
  • 皆殺し noun (intentional mass killing)
  • 虐殺 noun (intentional mass killing)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • қырғын noun (intentional mass killing)
  • қынадай қыру verb (to kill in considerable numbers)
  • қырғын жасау verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ការប្រហារ noun (intentional mass killing)
  • វិនាសការ noun (intentional mass killing)

Korean

2 entries
  • 대학살 noun (intentional mass killing)
  • 학살 noun (intentional mass killing)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • кыргын noun (intentional mass killing)

Lao

2 entries
  • ການສັງຫານໝູ່ noun (intentional mass killing)
  • ຂ້າຟັນລັນແທງ noun (intentional mass killing)

Latin

3 entries
  • strāgēs noun (intentional mass killing)
  • trucīdātiō noun (intentional mass killing)
  • trucīdō verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Latvian

2 entries
  • masveida slepkavība noun (intentional mass killing)
  • slaktiņš noun (intentional mass killing)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • skerdynės noun (intentional mass killing)
  • žudynės noun (intentional mass killing)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • ко́леж noun (intentional mass killing)
  • ко́лење noun (intentional mass killing)
  • крвопроле́вање noun (intentional mass killing)
  • маса́кр noun (intentional mass killing)

Māori

4 entries
  • hingahinga noun (intentional mass killing)
  • parewhero noun (intentional mass killing)
  • tārukenga noun (intentional mass killing)
  • whakapiko noun (intentional mass killing)

Norman

3 entries
  • machacre noun (intentional mass killing)
  • machacréthie noun (intentional mass killing)
  • machacrer verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • massakrere verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • massakre noun (intentional mass killing)

Occitan

2 entries
  • massacre noun (intentional mass killing)
  • massacrar verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • قان noun (intentional mass killing)
  • قیرمق verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Polish

3 entries
  • masakra noun (intentional mass killing)
  • rzeź noun (intentional mass killing)
  • wymordować verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • massacre noun (intentional mass killing)
  • massacrar verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Romanian

2 entries
  • masacru noun (intentional mass killing)
  • masacra verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Russian

4 entries
  • бо́йня noun (intentional mass killing)
  • ма́ссовое уби́йство noun (intentional mass killing)
  • резня́ noun (intentional mass killing)
  • устра́ивать резню́ verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • klánje noun (intentional mass killing)
  • krvoprolíće noun (intentional mass killing)
  • masàkr noun (intentional mass killing)
  • pòkolj noun (intentional mass killing)

Slovak

2 entries
  • masaker noun (intentional mass killing)
  • masakra noun (intentional mass killing)

Slovene

3 entries
  • masaker noun (intentional mass killing)
  • pokol noun (intentional mass killing)
  • poklati verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Spanish

2 entries
  • masacre noun (intentional mass killing)
  • masacrar verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Swedish

1 entries
  • massaker noun (intentional mass killing)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • masaker noun (intentional mass killing)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • tamenɣiwt noun (intentional mass killing)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ఊచకోత noun (intentional mass killing)

Thai

2 entries
  • การสังหารหมู่ noun (intentional mass killing)
  • สังหารหมู่ verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Turkish

2 entries
  • katliam noun (intentional mass killing)
  • katletmek verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • бо́йня noun (intentional mass killing)
  • маса́кра noun (intentional mass killing)
  • різани́на noun (intentional mass killing)
  • різня́ noun (intentional mass killing)

Urdu

1 entries
  • قَتْلِ عام noun (intentional mass killing)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • قىرغىنچىلىق noun (intentional mass killing)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • qirgʻin noun (intentional mass killing)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • sự tàn sát noun (intentional mass killing)
  • tàn sát verb (to kill in considerable numbers)

Welsh

3 entries
  • aerfa noun (intentional mass killing)
  • galanas noun (intentional mass killing)
  • llofruddiaeth noun (intentional mass killing)

Woiwurrung

1 entries
  • ull-ull noun (intentional mass killing)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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I watched the film named "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" with my girlfriend yesterday. She was very afraid.

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The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.

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The Chinese government controlled the internet to prevent the people from knowing the truth of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

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On the 2nd of September 1792 when the general massacre of the prisoners took place at Paris, M. Sombreuil was on the point of being sacrificed when he was rescued from the hands of the assassins by the heroic conduct of his daughter, though on the dreadful condition that she would drink success to the republic in a goblet of blood!

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