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- [mur-der]
- /ˈmɜr dər/
- /ˈmɜːdə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mur-der]
- /ˈmɜr dər/
Definitions of murder word
- noun murder Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder) 1
- noun murder Slang. something extremely difficult or perilous: That final exam was murder! 1
- noun murder a group or flock of crows. 1
- verb with object murder Law. to kill by an act constituting murder. 1
- verb with object murder to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously. 1
- verb with object murder to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.: The tenor murdered the aria. 1
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Origin of murder
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English mo(u)rdre, murder, variant (influenced by Old French murdre < Germanic) of murthre murther
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Parts of speech for Murder
noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
murder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
murder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for murder
verb murder
- shoot — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- slay — to draw (warp ends) through the heddle eyes of the harness or through the dents of the reed in accordance with a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- massacre — the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- butcher — A butcher is a shopkeeper who cuts up and sells meat. Some butchers also kill animals for meat and make foods such as sausages and meat pies.
adjective murder
- toilful — characterized by or involving toil; laborious; toilsome.
- noteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- mule — a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- splasher — a person or thing that splashes.
- rugged — having a roughly broken, rocky, hilly, or jagged surface: rugged ground.
noun murder
- homicide — the killing of one human being by another.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- assassination — to kill suddenly or secretively, especially a politically prominent person; murder premeditatedly and treacherously.
- killing — the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
- wasting — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.
Antonyms for murder
verb murder
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- heal — to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
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