massacring

Definitions

The act of killing a large number of people indiscriminately and cruelly.

The act of defeating someone or a group of people decisively and overwhelmingly.

Examples

The invading army was accused of massacring innocent civilians in the border villages.

The film depicts a ruthless warlord massacring his enemies to consolidate power.

He was horrified to find the predator massacring the entire flock of sheep during the night.

Synonyms

slaughtering butchering annihilating exterminating decimating slaying murdering

Antonyms

protecting saving defending preserving nurturing aiding sparing