Past tense of massacre

Forms of massacre

Massacred in a sentence

• Look how they massacred my boy.1972, The Godfather (film)
• The officers, hoping to make their troops obey orders, massacred whole prisonfuls of captives.2011, Will Whitaker, The King’s Diamond, HarperPress, →ISBN, page 311. From the entry prisonful
• In the aftermath, İznik was sacked and partially destroyed, its population massacred.2003, Adam Peck, Manja Sachet, Turkey Guide, Open Road Publishing, →ISBN, page 295. From the entry İznik
• On February 7, the reactionaries massacred the workers at the station.[1974 April, “Wuhan—A City of Revolutionary Tradition”, in China Reconstructs, volume XXIII, number 4, Peking, →OCLC, page 32, column 2. From the entry Jiang'an
• They have massacred their adversaries by margins ranging from 9 and 8 downwards.1938 May 28, Bernard Darwin, “Golf: Ladies at Burnham”, in Country Life […], volume LXXXIII, number 2158, London, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 561…. From the entry rabbitess

Meaning of massacre

1. noun 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.
2. noun Murder.
3. noun Any overwhelming defeat, as in a game or sport.

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Questions about the past tense of massacre

What is the past tense of massacre?

The past tense of massacre is massacred.

What is the past participle of massacre?

The past participle of massacre is massacred.

Is massacre a regular or irregular verb?

Massacre is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.