The difference between Ethnic cleansing and Massacre

When used as nouns, ethnic cleansing means the mass expulsion or killing of people belonging to one ethnic or religious group by those of another, whereas massacre means the killing of a considerable number where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms.


Massacre is also verb with the meaning: to kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ethnic cleansing and Massacre

  1. Ethnic cleansing as a noun:

    The mass expulsion or killing of people belonging to one ethnic or religious group by those of another.

  1. Massacre as a noun:

    The killing of a considerable number where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms.

    Examples:

    "[[w:St Bartholomew's Day Massacre ''St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre'']]"

    "[[w:Saint Valentine's Day Massacre ''St. Valentine's Day Massacre'']]"

    "[[w:Amritsar Massacre ''Amritsar Massacre'']]"

  2. Massacre as a noun (obsolete):

    Murder.

  3. Massacre as a noun (figuratively):

    Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.

  1. Massacre as a verb (transitive):

    To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms.

  2. Massacre as a verb (figuratively):

    To win so decisively it is in the manner of so slaughtering one's opponent.

  3. Massacre as a verb (figuratively):

    To give a performance so poorly it is in the manner of so slaughtering the musical piece, play etc being performed.