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Synonyms for slaughter

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : slaw-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈslɔ tər

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Définition of slaughter

Origin :
  • c.1300, "killing of a cattle or sheep for food, killing of a person," from a Scandinavian *slahtr, akin to Old Norse slatr "a butchering, butcher meat," slatra "to slaughter," slattr "a mowing" from Proto-Germanic *slukhtis, related to Old Norse sla "to strike" (see slay (v.)) + formative suffix (cf. laugh/laughter). Meaning "killing of a large number of persons in battle" is attested from mid-14c. Old English had slieht "stroke, slaughter, murder, death; animals for slaughter;" cf. sliehtswyn "pig for killing."
  • noun killing
  • verb kill
Example sentences :
  • In the mean time, the slaughter was about to commence on the other side.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • I will hunt out General O'Neill, and interview him on the field of slaughter.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • He should never have had to boast of the slaughter of our men.
  • Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
  • That attack had been repulsed with slaughter, and the brigade was concentrated.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • We lose great battles there and Fredericksburg they say was just a slaughter of our men.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Afterwards they raised stone monuments on the field of slaughter.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • Then he'd know where he was, and not be led like a lamb to the slaughter by the wrong one.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • The mere presence of game does not breed in him a lust to slaughter something.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • A moment later he was inside the house, and the slaughter began.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • They did not know him for what he was, a lightning-flash of slaughter.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

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