massacre

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noun

• an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of people:the attack was described as a cold-blooded massacre she says he is an accomplice to massacre
• informal a heavy defeat of a sports team or contestant.

verb

[with object]

• deliberately and violently kill (a large number of people).
• informal inflict a heavy defeat on (a sports team or contestant).

Origin:

late 16th century: from French, of unknown origin

Remember that massacre ends with -cre.the massacre was a cruel, ruthless extermination.