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Massacred People Large Number Violent Cruel Attacked Killed

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If people are m________, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way.If people are massacred, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way.
300 civilians are believed to have been massacred by the rebels.
Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
word massacre
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noun
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people at the same time in a violent and cruel way .
Maria lost her 62-year-old mother in the massacre.
...reports of massacre, torture and starvation.
verb
If people are massacred, a large number of them are attacked and killed in a violent and cruel way.
300 civilians are believed to have been massacred by the rebels.
Troops indiscriminately massacred the defenceless population.
inflections massacresmassacringmassacred
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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