yell bloody murder

yell blood·y mur·der

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Definitions of yell bloody murder words

noun yell bloody 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 yell bloody murder Slang. something extremely difficult or perilous: That final exam was murder! 1
noun yell bloody murder a group or flock of crows. 1
verb with object yell bloody murder Law. to kill by an act constituting murder. 1
verb with object yell bloody murder to kill or slaughter inhumanly or barbarously. 1
verb with object yell bloody murder to spoil or mar by bad performance, representation, pronunciation, etc.: The tenor murdered the aria. 1

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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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".

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