slaughter
nounHow many syllables in slaughter?
There are 2 syllables in the word slaughter.How to pronounce slaughter:
Definition of slaughter:
- slaughter (noun):
- the act of killing
- the killing of animals (as for food).
- the butchering of livestock for market
Synonyms for slaughter:
bloodbath
butchering
butchery
carnage
death
debacle
drubbing
genocide
holocaust
kill
killing
mass murder
massacre
murder
putting to death
slaying
thrashing
trouncing
walloping
whipping
Antonyms for slaughter:
birth
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