massacre

noun/ˈmæsəkə/CEFR C1

গণহত্যা

Meaning

The killing of a large number of people who cannot defend themselves.

Example sentences

  • The massacre is remembered every March.প্রতি মার্চে গণহত্যাটি স্মরণ করা হয়।
  • Survivors described the massacre in court.বেঁচে যাওয়া মানুষেরা আদালতে গণহত্যার বর্ণনা দেন।

Common phrases with “massacre”

  • commit a massacreগণহত্যা চালানো
  • the site of the massacreগণহত্যার স্থান
  • survivors of the massacreগণহত্যায় বেঁচে যাওয়া মানুষ

A common mistake

The team suffered a massacre — they lost by two goals.→The team suffered a heavy defeat — they lost by six goals.

Sports writing does borrow the word for a crushing loss, but two goals is not one, and next to real events the joke reads badly. Note the spelling: it ends -acre, like the measure of land.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: slaughter, atrocity

Similar words, and what each means

  • slaughter

    পশু জবাই; গণহত্যা

    The killing of animals for meat, or the killing of many people at once.

  • atrocity

    নৃশংসতা, বর্বর অপরাধ

    An extremely cruel act, especially one committed in war.

Other English words for “গণহত্যা”

  • slaughter

    The killing of animals for meat, or the killing of many people at once.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “massacre” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • গণহত্যা
    • • জন্মদাগ
    • • আনবক্সিং, প্যাকেট খুলে নতুন পণ্য দেখানো
    • • ছোট পিপা
    Show the answer

    গণহত্যা — massacre (noun) — গণহত্যা. The killing of a large number of people who cannot defend themselves.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “massacre”?

    • • wax
    • • slaughter
    • • ranch
    • • trachea
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    slaughter — slaughter — পশু জবাই; গণহত্যা. The killing of animals for meat, or the killing of many people at once.

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