Carnage
noun
The killing of a large number of people.
The war resulted in widespread carnage.
Often appears as...
- widespread carnage
- bloody carnage
noun
A situation of considerable damage or destruction.
After the storm, there was utter carnage in our neighborhood.
Often appears as...
- utter carnage
- devastation
noun
The killing of a large number of people.
The war resulted in widespread carnage.
Often appears as...
- widespread carnage
- bloody carnage
noun
A situation of considerable damage or destruction.
After the storm, there was utter carnage in our neighborhood.
Often appears as...
- utter carnage
- devastation
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Gruesome Contexts
Used to describe scenes with extreme violence or many deaths, often causing shock.
The movie depicted carnage that left viewers in silence.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe events with disastrous results, not just deaths.
The financial market experienced carnage with the recent economic crisis.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emotions
Evokes strong, negative emotional response; used in serious or somber tones.
The news report on the battle was filled with scenes of carnage.
Pro Tip 1/3Gruesome Contexts
Used to describe scenes with extreme violence or many deaths, often causing shock.
The movie depicted carnage that left viewers in silence.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe events with disastrous results, not just deaths.
The financial market experienced carnage with the recent economic crisis.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emotions
Evokes strong, negative emotional response; used in serious or somber tones.
The news report on the battle was filled with scenes of carnage.
Pro Tip 1/3Gruesome Contexts
Used to describe scenes with extreme violence or many deaths, often causing shock.
The movie depicted carnage that left viewers in silence.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Usage
Sometimes used metaphorically to describe events with disastrous results, not just deaths.
The financial market experienced carnage with the recent economic crisis.
Pro Tip 3/3Strong Emotions
Evokes strong, negative emotional response; used in serious or somber tones.
The news report on the battle was filled with scenes of carnage.
Compare with
annihilationbloodshedbutcherydecimatedestructiondevastateholocaustmassacreslaughter
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The surprising decline...
There's guilt about our treatment of native peoples in modern intellectual life, and an unwillingness to acknowledge there could be anything good about Western culture. And, of course, our change in standards can outpace the change in behavior. One of the reasons violence went down is that people got sick of the carnage and cruelty in their time.
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What if a US presidential...
that it's the peaceful protests that are more successful at challenging these would-be dictators and reversing coup attempts. It's the peaceful ones, why? Because when the protests turn violent, all that chaos and carnage actually chases away supporters. So rather than demonstrations getting bigger,
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We train soldiers for...
and when they're done, jet them back to peacetime suburbia. But just imagine for a moment what this must feel like. I've spoken with veterans who've told me that one day they're in a brutal firefight in Afghanistan where they saw carnage and death,
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Why is this painting so...
In this scene of strife, these animals raise more questions than answers. And additional elements hidden throughout the frame offer even more secrets for close observers. At the top of the canvas flashes a bird desperate to escape the carnage.
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Frederick Balagadde:...
could easily become a global problem. And the last thing we want to see is drug-resistant strains of HIV popping up all over the world, because it will make treatment more expensive and it could also restore the pre-ARV carnage of HIV/AIDS.
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Fur Seals Overcome...
and for male seals it's a matter of life and death this beach is just absolute carnage all the way along you can see the big dominant males who have their territory each with a little group of females
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Gun violence as told by...
reported at all I didn't expect everyone to read it all it's kind of hard material to get through I just wanted them to scroll through and get a sense of the carnage taking place in their
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Strange answers to the...
room it could be carnage by the end of the night hair said the reason why is because capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior the lack
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Strange answers to the...
It could be carnage by the end of the night. Hare said the reason why is because capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior --
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
despite the carnage the mother and calf
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The surprising decline...
There's guilt about our treatment of native peoples in modern intellectual life, and an unwillingness to acknowledge there could be anything good about Western culture. And, of course, our change in standards can outpace the change in behavior. One of the reasons violence went down is that people got sick of the carnage and cruelty in their time.
Video examples
What if a US presidential...
that it's the peaceful protests that are more successful at challenging these would-be dictators and reversing coup attempts. It's the peaceful ones, why? Because when the protests turn violent, all that chaos and carnage actually chases away supporters. So rather than demonstrations getting bigger,
Video examples
We train soldiers for...
and when they're done, jet them back to peacetime suburbia. But just imagine for a moment what this must feel like. I've spoken with veterans who've told me that one day they're in a brutal firefight in Afghanistan where they saw carnage and death,
Video examples
Why is this painting so...
In this scene of strife, these animals raise more questions than answers. And additional elements hidden throughout the frame offer even more secrets for close observers. At the top of the canvas flashes a bird desperate to escape the carnage.
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Frederick Balagadde:...
could easily become a global problem. And the last thing we want to see is drug-resistant strains of HIV popping up all over the world, because it will make treatment more expensive and it could also restore the pre-ARV carnage of HIV/AIDS.
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Fur Seals Overcome...
and for male seals it's a matter of life and death this beach is just absolute carnage all the way along you can see the big dominant males who have their territory each with a little group of females
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Gun violence as told by...
reported at all I didn't expect everyone to read it all it's kind of hard material to get through I just wanted them to scroll through and get a sense of the carnage taking place in their
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Strange answers to the...
room it could be carnage by the end of the night hair said the reason why is because capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior the lack
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Strange answers to the...
It could be carnage by the end of the night. Hare said the reason why is because capitalism at its most ruthless rewards psychopathic behavior --
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
despite the carnage the mother and calf
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Douglas Rushkoff
American Journalist
I don't think tablets are where we should be focused. But I do think they could end up being an efficient way of delivering textbooks. They're just not really that, yet. There's all sorts of poisons and mined minerals and carnage that goes on to make a tablet. Way more than to print a book. Or a bunch of books.
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John Thorn
American Historian
Yes, we've seen it all before. And yes, those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it. But no, the sky is not falling - baseball is such a great game that neither the owners nor the players can kill it. After some necessary carnage, market forces will prevail.
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Frank B. Kellogg
American Politician
Have we so soon forgotten those four years of terrible carnage, the greatest war of all time; forgotten the millions of men who gave their lives, who made the supreme sacrifice and who today, beneath the soil of France and Belgium, sleep the eternal sleep?
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Anthony Browne
British Writer
The first things I remember drawing were battles - big sheets of paper covered in terrible scenes of carnage - though when you looked closely, there were little jokes and speech bubbles and odd things going on in the background.
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Marcy Kaptur
American Politician
As I watch what is happening in the Middle East and the carnage that comes over our television screens every evening, I cannot help but ask myself, what is wrong with humankind that we cannot stop the killing?
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Antonio Tabucchi
Italian Writer
I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one of the worst massacres in human history.
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Liam Neeson
Irish Actor
It's an extraordinary thing, this tiny little province of Northern Ireland, where carnage happened. And I was part of it. I grew up in it.
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George W. Bush
American President
After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.
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George McGovern
American Politician
When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.
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Charles B. Rangel
American Politician
I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
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Douglas Rushkoff
American Journalist
I don't think tablets are where we should be focused. But I do think they could end up being an efficient way of delivering textbooks. They're just not really that, yet. There's all sorts of poisons and mined minerals and carnage that goes on to make a tablet. Way more than to print a book. Or a bunch of books.
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John Thorn
American Historian
Yes, we've seen it all before. And yes, those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it. But no, the sky is not falling - baseball is such a great game that neither the owners nor the players can kill it. After some necessary carnage, market forces will prevail.
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Frank B. Kellogg
American Politician
Have we so soon forgotten those four years of terrible carnage, the greatest war of all time; forgotten the millions of men who gave their lives, who made the supreme sacrifice and who today, beneath the soil of France and Belgium, sleep the eternal sleep?
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Anthony Browne
British Writer
The first things I remember drawing were battles - big sheets of paper covered in terrible scenes of carnage - though when you looked closely, there were little jokes and speech bubbles and odd things going on in the background.
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Marcy Kaptur
American Politician
As I watch what is happening in the Middle East and the carnage that comes over our television screens every evening, I cannot help but ask myself, what is wrong with humankind that we cannot stop the killing?
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Antonio Tabucchi
Italian Writer
I vividly remember the stories my grandfather told me about the carnage of the First World War, which people tend to forget was one of the worst massacres in human history.
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Liam Neeson
Irish Actor
It's an extraordinary thing, this tiny little province of Northern Ireland, where carnage happened. And I was part of it. I grew up in it.
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George W. Bush
American President
After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.
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George McGovern
American Politician
When I was in the war, I was lucky that I was in a plane and never saw the carnage close-up.
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Charles B. Rangel
American Politician
I am struck by how casually we as a nation react to the carnage in Iraq.
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