Meaning & Definition of Slaughter in English
English⟶
Slaughter
/slɔtər/
noun
1. The killing of animals (as for food)
synonym:
- slaughter
2. A sound defeat
synonym:
- thrashing,
- walloping,
- debacle,
- drubbing,
- slaughter,
- trouncing,
- whipping
3. The savage and excessive killing of many people
synonym:
- slaughter,
- massacre,
- mass murder,
- carnage,
- butchery
verb
1. Kill (animals) usually for food consumption
- "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"
synonym:
- butcher,
- slaughter
2. Kill a large number of people indiscriminately
- "The hutus massacred the tutsis in rwanda"
synonym:
- massacre,
- slaughter,
- mow down