mass shooting

English

Etymology

mass +‎ shooting

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæsˈʃutɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): [mæsˈʃuɾɪŋ]

Noun

mass shooting (countable and uncountable, plural mass shootings)

1. (chiefly US, crime) The shooting of multiple people over a short period of time, particularly when there are many victims and/or the victims are chosen indiscriminately.

   Synonym: shooting spree

   • 2023 March 28, Daniel Victor, “U.S. Mass Shootings in 2023: A Partial List”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     There is no consensus on what constitutes a mass shooting; different groups define it differently, depending on circumstances including the number of victims, whether the victims are killed or wounded, and whether the shooting occurs in a public place. The Gun Violence Archive […] defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people were killed or injured.

Hyponyms

• mall shooting
• school shooting

Derived terms

• mass shooter

Translations

shooting of multiple people

• Catalan: tiroteig massiu m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大規模槍擊事件／大规模枪击事件 (dàguīmó qiāngjī shìjiàn)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: schietpartij (nl) f
• Esperanto: amaspafado
• Finnish: joukkoampuminen (fi), joukkoammuskelu
• French: fusillade (fr) f
• German: Massenschießerei f
• Macedonian: масовно пукање n (masovno pukanje)
• Polish: masowa strzelanina f
• Spanish: tiroteo masivo m
• Swedish: masskjutning c
• Vietnamese: cuộc xả súng (vi)

See also

• active shooter
• mass murder
• massacre