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Meaning of slaughter in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈslɔdər/

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  1. 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. 2. kill a large number of people indiscriminately

    Examples

    • « The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda »
  3. Noun

    slaughter

    Definitions

    1. the killing of animals (as for food)
  4. 2. a sound defeat
  5. 3. the savage and excessive killing of many people

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