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shoot-down vs murder

murder vs shoot-down

shoot-down and murder both are nouns.

shoot-down is not a verb while murder is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot-down Yes No No No
murder Yes No Yes No
As nouns, murder is a hypernym of shoot-down; that is, murder is a word with a broader meaning than shoot-down:
  • shoot-down: murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
  • murder: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Other hypernyms of shoot-down include execution, slaying.
shoot-down (noun) murder (noun)
murder by shooting someone down in cold blood unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
shoot-down (verb) murder (verb)
alter so as to make unrecognizable
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Difference between shoot-down and murder

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