genocide

noun

Definition of genocidenext
as in pogrom
the deliberate killing of people who belong to a particular racial, political, or cultural group

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genocide
  1. pogrom
  2. massacre
  3. slaughter
  4. holocaust
  5. carnage
  6. murder
  7. butchery
  8. bloodshed
Noun
  • The pogroms—incidents of blood, rape, and murder that took the lives of tens and tens of thousands of Jews over centuries in Europe's east—drove them west and to America.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
  • So Maryam fled to neighboring Chad and is one of more than 10 million Sudanese who have been forcibly displaced since a civil war began last year in the country and ignited pogroms against Black African ethnic groups like hers.
    Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of pogrom
Noun
  • The vehicular massacre on the road toward Illinka has helped drive up Russian losses to record levels.
    David Axe, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Yet after Hamas's October 7 brutal massacre of 1,200 innocent Israelis, many were shocked to find that the Left no longer had an affinity for Jews.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of massacre
Noun
  • Eastwood plays the title character, a man reluctantly drawn into the Confederate side of the Civil War after the slaughter of his family.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Their anger at the Democrats is understandable, especially the anger of those who have lost many relatives in the slaughter.
    Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of slaughter
Noun
  • Five arrives last, on November 25, 1963, right in the middle of a nuclear holocaust.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
  • In the 1950s, the success of the Manhattan Project, combined with the emerging U.S.-Soviet rivalry, created the novel threat of a worldwide nuclear holocaust.
    Daniel Deudney, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Definition of holocaust
Noun
  • Turning off unneeded lights is a good way to reduce this carnage.
    Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
  • In the dark days after the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and the ensuing military assault on Gaza, some dared hope the carnage could, in some way, become a catalyst for peace.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of carnage
Noun
  • That changed in February, when the state located the necessary drugs and planned to execute Thomas Creech, who was convicted of five murders in three states.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Additionally, authorities say Gonzalez-Nunez associated himself with Norteño gang members who were responsible for murders around the area.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of murder
Noun
  • Running a sustainable butchery or meat alternative company can be tough for all sorts of reasons: costs are high and consumers are worn down by inflation, just to name a few.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Nearly 80 years ago, rats lurked in the city's docks and butcheries, bringing the potential for disease, according to an account in the New Yorker magazine.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of butchery
Noun
  • But electing Trump would certainly lead to much more anguish and bloodshed.
    Caise D. Hassan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Fans of high action and vampire-on-vampire bloodshed will want to pick up this book.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of bloodshed
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