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murder vs butchery

butchery vs murder

murder and butchery both are nouns.

murder is a verb but butchery is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
murder Yes No Yes No
butchery Yes No No No
As nouns, butchery is a hyponym of murder; that is, butchery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than murder:
  • murder: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
  • butchery: the savage and excessive killing of many people
murder (noun) butchery (noun)
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being the business of a butcher
the savage and excessive killing of many people
a building where animals are butchered
murder (verb) butchery (verb)
alter so as to make unrecognizable
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Difference between murder and butchery

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