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carnage

/ˈkɑɹ.nɪd͡ʒ/noun2 syllables

Carnage means: the savage and excessive killing of many people.

Synonyms for carnage6

noun, as in the savage and excessive killing of many people

slaughter, massacre, mass murder, butchery

also used for carnage

bloodbath, rampage

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What does carnage mean?1

noun

1

the savage and excessive killing of many people

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Carnage in a sentence

  • Police encountered a scene of unspeakable carnage.OsoHombre
  • It was a scene of carnage.OsoHombre

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Forms of carnage

as a noun

plural
carnages