DEFINITIONS

mass shooting

[ mas shoot-ing ]
/ ˈmæs ˈʃut ɪŋ /

noun

a single incident involving the shooting with one or more firearms of a number of people, but more than two and typically a large number, especially when the victims are random: There's news of a mass shooting at the stadium, with two fatalities and 25 injured.

Content related to mass shooting

🌠 - Shooting Star Emoji - Emoji by Dictionary.comRead more in this article about some frequently asked questions and fun facts related to our definitions.
READ MORE
Where Did The Phrase “Thoughts And Prayers” Come From?While increased attention to the calamities of the world is in theory a good thing, hearing about every single tragedy doesn't necessarily correlate with absolute empathy. At the very least, people—especially politicians—tend to offer up a phrase or two to acknowledge a misfortune. One of the most popular phrases? "Thoughts and prayers."
READ MORE

Words nearby mass shooting

mass peristalsis, mass production, mass psychogenic illness, mass psychology, mass ratio, mass shooting, mass society, mass sociogenic illness, mass spectrograph, mass spectrometer, mass spectroscope

Origin of mass shooting

First recorded in 1920–25
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019