How to Pronounce "massacre"
word
/ˈmæsəkɝ/
MA-suh-kur
/mˈæsəkɐ/
MA-suh-kuh
Definition
A massacre is the violent killing of a large number of people, often in a cruel or shocking way. It is used mainly to describe tragic, historical, or criminal events.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈmæsəkɝ/
British English
/mˈæsəkɐ/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MA-suh-kur
UK
MA-suh-kuh
Listen in Context
The soldiers carried out a massacre in the village.
The tragic massacre shocked the world.
Historians study the details of the massacre.
That movie's final scene was a total massacre—almost everyone died.