mindmap root((屠杀)) massacre implies promiscuous and wholesale slaying, especially of those not in a position to defend themselves: arrived in time to view the aftermath of the ~. slaughter implies extensive and ruthless killing as in a battle or a massacre: went meekly, like lambs to the ~. butchery adds to slaughter the implication of exceeding cruelty and complete disregard of the sufferings of the victims: barbarians engaged in savage ~ of the conquered people. carnage stresses bloodshed and great loss of life: saw scenes of the crash and attendant ~. pogrom describes an organized massacre and looting of defenseless people, carried on usually with official connivance: a governmentally sanctioned ~ against other ethnic groups.