carnage

American  

[kahr-nij] / ˈkɑr nɪdʒ /

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.

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carnage British  

/ ˈkɑːnɪdʒ /

noun

1. extensive slaughter, esp of human beings in battle

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Etymology

Origin of carnage

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French, from Italian carnaggio, from Medieval Latin carnāticum “payment or offering in meat,” equivalent to Latin carn- (stem of carō ) “flesh” + -āticum noun sufffix; -age

Example Sentences

The analysts covering BitGo might recognize that the stock looks like a compelling value, given the carnage in digital assets.

From Barron's

Townsend could have done without those blows, but he's used to the carnage of Six Nations rugby.

From BBC

Software stocks have taken a beating, and now investors get a pause to assess the carnage and see whether some parts of the sector have been unfairly punished.

From MarketWatch

There are several reasons REITs have escaped the tech carnage.

From Barron's

“People are selling some of their winners to fund some of their software carnage.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bloodshed
• butchery
• crime
• havoc
• killing
• mass murder
• slaughter
• slaying
• warfare