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Holocaust

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Holocaust"

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Word	Definition
shoahnoun	(history) The systematic mass murder of six million Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.
offeringnoun	The act by which something is offered.
margenoun	(informal, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) Margarine.
genocidenoun	The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people; typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.
disasternoun	An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment.
catastrophenoun	Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
massacrenoun	The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
exterminationnoun	The act of exterminating; total destruction or eradication.
calamitynoun	The distress that results from some disaster.
annihilationnoun	The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
destructionnoun	The act of destroying.
carnagenoun	Death and destruction.
havocnoun	Widespread devastation and destruction.
burningnoun	A fiery pain.
incendiarynoun	Something capable of causing fire, particularly a weapon.
meltdownnoun	(informal) A tantrum or emotional outburst.
burned	Damaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.
deniersnoun	One who denies or forbids something.
slaughternoun	(uncountable) The killing of animals, generally for food.
infernonoun	A large fire; a conflagration.