carnage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle French carnage, from Latin carnaticum, "slaughter of animals", itself from Latin carnem, "flesh".

[edit] Noun

carnage (uncountable)

1. Death and destruction.
2. What remains after a massacre, e. g. the corpses or gore.

[edit] Synonyms

• bloodbath
• massacre

[edit] Translations