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stragēs — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • butchery noun Extremely violent and cruel killing.
  • carnage noun Widespread death and destruction, especially from violence or disaster.
  • defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
  • detritus noun Pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
  • massacre noun The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.
  • overthrow verb To remove a government or leader from power by force.
  • rubble noun Broken fragments of stone, brick, or masonry, especially from a collapsed or demolished building.

Senses

stragēs is used for these senses in English:

  • butchery The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
  • carnage Death and destruction.
  • defeat The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
  • detritus (by extension) Any debris or fragments of disintegrated material.
  • 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.
  • overthrow A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
  • rubble The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.

butchery — full definition

  1. noun Extremely violent and cruel killing.
  2. noun A butcher's shop, especially in British English.

carnage — full definition

  1. noun Widespread death and destruction, especially from violence or disaster.
  2. noun An overwhelming, one-sided defeat, especially in sport.

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