strage — meaning in English

English meaning

• havoc noun Widespread destruction, chaos, or disorder.
• massacre noun The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.

Senses

strage is used for these senses in English:

• havoc Widespread devastation and destruction.
• massacre 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.

havoc — full definition

1. noun Widespread destruction, chaos, or disorder.
2. verb To cause widespread destruction or disorder to something.

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.

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