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massacre collapse: kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

bloodbath collapse: indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"

holocaust collapse: an act of great destruction and loss of life; the Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler

suicide collapse: the act of killing yourself; "it is a crime to commit suicide"; a person who kills himself intentionally

slaughter collapse: the killing of animals (as for food); the savage and excessive killing of many people

foul play collapse: unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)

requiem collapse: a Mass celebrated for the dead; a musical setting for a Mass celebrating the dead

stoning collapse: pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death)

suttee collapse: the act of a Hindu widow willingly cremating herself on the funeral pyre of her dead husband

bloodshed collapse: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

killing collapse: the act of terminating a life; an event that causes someone to die; a very large profit; very funny; "a killing joke"; "sidesplitting antics"

Mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

poisoning collapse: the act of giving poison to a person or animal with the intent to kill; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

butcher collapse: a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market; a brutal indiscriminate murderer; a retailer of meat; kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

introit collapse: a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services

solemnize collapse: make solemn and grave; "This ceremony solemnized our hearts"; perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies; observe or perform with dignity or gravity; "The King solemnized this day of morning"

elimination collapse: the murder of a competitor; the act of removing or getting rid of something; the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations; analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives; the bodily process of discharging waste matter

cantata collapse: a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

radiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the medical use of X-rays or other penetrating radiation

murder collapse: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being; kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

plurality collapse: (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes); the state of being plural; "to mark plurality, one language may add an extra syllable to the word whereas another may simply change the vowel in the existing final syllable"

quantum mechanics collapse: the branch of quantum physics that accounts for matter at the atomic level; an extension of statistical mechanics based on quantum theory (especially the Pauli exclusion principle)

bumble collapse: speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"

nuclear physics collapse: the branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei

euthanasia collapse: the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)

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