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carnage

[ kahr-nij ]

noun

  1. the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
  2. fighting or other violence:

    brutal carnage on the football field.

  3. great damage, utter defeat, or chaos:

    We are charting a way forward after the Election Day carnage.

  4. Archaic. dead bodies, as of those slain in battle.


carnage

/ ˈɑːɪ /

noun

  1. extensive slaughter, esp of human beings in battle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carnage1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French, from Italian carnaggio, from Medieval Latin پܳ “payment or offering in meat,” equivalent to Latin carn- (stem of ō ) “flesh” + -پܳ noun sufffix; -age
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carnage1

C16: from French, from Italian carnaggio, from Medieval Latin پܳ, from Latin ō flesh
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But the lesson for Americans couldn’t be clearer, even at a moment when the domestic carnage inflicted by the Trump regime feels limitless and irreparable.

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The tree-chopping vandal sparked great intrigue and outrage when residents spotted the wooden carnage on South Grand Avenue and other areas of city-owned property over the weekend.

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Honestly, we spent almost the entire rehearsal period trying to make blood come through — we went through different fabrics, different pumps for the blood — and it was absolute carnage.

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"It's absolute carnage but it's great fun because it's so unusual".

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"It's absolute carnage, it's scandalous", one man with heavy bin bags in each hand and a full car to unload told me.

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