massacrer — meaning in English

English meaning

• massacre noun The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.
• ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
• slaughter noun The killing of animals for food.

Senses

massacrer is used for these senses in English:

• massacre (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.)
• ruin To reveal the ending of (a story); to spoil.
• slaughter (transitive, intransitive) To massacre people in large numbers.
• slaughter (transitive) To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner.

massacre — full definition

1. noun The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.
2. noun (informal) A very lopsided defeat in a game or contest.
3. verb To kill a large number of people brutally and with little resistance.
4. verb (informal) To defeat an opponent decisively, or perform something very badly.

ruin — full definition

1. verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
2. noun The remains of a destroyed or decayed structure.

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