The difference between Massacre and Murder

When used as nouns, 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, whereas murder means an act of deliberate killing of another being, especially a human.

When used as verbs, massacre means to kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms, whereas murder means to deliberately kill (a person or persons).

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  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.

  1. Murder as a noun (countable):

    An act of deliberate killing of another being, especially a human.

    Examples:

    "There have been ten unsolved murders this year alone."

  2. Murder as a noun (uncountable):

    The crime of deliberate killing of another human.

    Examples:

    "The defendant was charged with murder."

  3. Murder as a noun (uncountable, legal, in jurisdictions which use the felony murder rule):

    The commission of an act which abets the commission of a crime the commission of which causes the death of a human.

  4. Murder as a noun (uncountable, used as a predicative noun):

    Something terrible to endure.

    Examples:

    "This headache is murder."

  5. Murder as a noun (countable, collective):

    A group of crows;

  1. Murder as a verb:

    To deliberately kill (a person or persons).

    Examples:

    "The woman found dead in her kitchen was murdered by her husband."

  2. Murder as a verb (transitive, sports, figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic):

    To defeat decisively.

    Examples:

    "Our team is going to murder them."

  3. Murder as a verb:

    To botch or mangle.

  4. Murder as a verb (figuratively, colloquial, hyperbolic):

    To kick someone's ass or chew someone out (used to express one's anger at somebody).

    Examples:

    "He's torn my best shirt. When I see him, I'll murder him!"

  5. Murder as a verb (figuratively, colloquial, British):

    to devour, ravish.

    Examples:

    "I could murder a [[hamburger]] right now."

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