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Meaning of slaughter in English
Pronunciation
/ˈslɔdər/
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Verb
slaughter
Etymology
Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse slátr‘butcher's meat’; related to slay. The verb dates from the mid 16th century
Definitions
1.
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
Examples
« They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter »
2.
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
Examples
« The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda »
Noun
slaughter
Definitions
1.
the killing of animals (as for food)
2.
a sound defeat
3.
the savage and excessive killing of many people