carnage
Americannoun
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; see -age
Explanation
Carnage is mass murder. If you have seen news footage of a village after a bomb has been detonated, you probably saw a scene of carnage. Carnage comes from the Latin carnaticum, meaning "flesh" or "slaughter of animals." Carnage is often used to describe the brutal killing of many people, but can also refer to large numbers of animals that have been butchered.
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Example Sentences
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God of Carnage tells the story of two sets of parents, who meet up after one 11-year-old knocks out his classmate's two front teeth in a playground fight.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2023
In "American Carnage," a book about the modern Republican Party, Boehner told author Tim Alberta, "Louie Gohmert is insane. There's not a functional brain in there."
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2022
Venom: Let There Be Carnage Tom Hardy returns as investigative reporter Eddie Brock and his parasitic alien BFF in this 2021 superhero sequel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2022
Sales at the group's pictures unit were also boosted by receipts from the "Venom: Let There Be Carnage" movie and licensing of the "Seinfeld" sitcom.
From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2022
He’d been a footman before the Carnage, and still wore the livery he’d died in, which to Sarai’s mind suggested a distinct lack of imagination.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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