mass murder
English Thesaurus
1. the savage and excessive killing of many people (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | execution, murder, slaying, |
| definition | : | unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | alamo, |
| definition | : | a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio in 1836; Mexican forces under Santa Anna besieged and massacred American rebels who were fighting to make Texas independent of Mexico (noun.act) |
| instance hyponym | : | battle of little bighorn, battle of the little bighorn, custer's last stand, little bighorn, |
| definition | : | a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | butcher, slaughter, |
| definition | : | kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | butcher, slaughter, |
| definition | : | kill (animals) usually for food consumption (verb.contact) |
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