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massacre vs murder

murder vs massacre

massacre and murder both are nouns.

massacre and murder both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
massacre Yes No Yes No
murder Yes No Yes No
As nouns, murder is a hypernym of massacre; that is, murder is a word with a broader meaning than massacre:
  • massacre: the savage and excessive killing of many people
  • murder: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Other hypernyms of massacre include execution, slaying.
massacre (noun) murder (noun)
the savage and excessive killing of many people unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
massacre (verb) murder (verb)
kill a large number of people indiscriminately alter so as to make unrecognizable
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Difference between massacre and murder

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