slaughter (Meaning)
slaughter (n)
the killing of animals (as for food)
a sound defeat
the savage and excessive killing of many people
slaughter (v)
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
slaughter (v. t.)
The act of killing.
The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of life; carnage.
The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.
To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay in battle.
To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.
Synonyms & Antonyms of slaughter
slaughter Sentence Examples
- The butcher prepared to slaughter the livestock for the market.
- The slaughter of innocent civilians shocked the world and led to international condemnation.
- The soldiers marched into the village and began to slaughter indiscriminately.
- The documentary exposed the brutal slaughter of animals in factory farms.
- The chef demonstrated how to slaughter a chicken humanely.
- The massacre was a horrifying example of senseless slaughter.
- The warlord ordered his troops to slaughter anyone who resisted their occupation.
- The annual ritual involved the ceremonial slaughter of a bull as an offering to the gods.
- The activist protested against the slaughter of dolphins for commercial purposes.
- The survivor recounted the harrowing experience of witnessing the slaughter of his family during the conflict.
FAQs About the word slaughter
the killing of animals (as for food), a sound defeat, the savage and excessive killing of many people, kill (animals) usually for food consumption, kill a large
massacre,carnage, murder, holocaust, slaying, death, genocide, bloodbath, killing, butchery
No antonyms found.
The butcher prepared to slaughter the livestock for the market.
The slaughter of innocent civilians shocked the world and led to international condemnation.
The soldiers marched into the village and began to slaughter indiscriminately.
The documentary exposed the brutal slaughter of animals in factory farms.
