massacre meaning
EN
[ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ)] 
US WMassacre
- A massacre is a specific incident which involves the deliberate slaughter of people, although a tight definition has never emerged.
FR massacre 
- NounPLmassacres
- The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms.
- (obsolete) Murder.
- (figuratively) Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.
- The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms.
- VerbSGmassacresPRmassacringPT, PPmassacred
- (transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.).
- (figuratively) To win so decisively it is in the manner of so slaughtering one's opponent.
- (figuratively) To give a performance so poorly it is in the manner of so slaughtering the musical piece, play, &c. being performed.
- (transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.).
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The spillover from this war will be many little massacres of civilians by civilians.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of massacre in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "massacre" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.