carnage
[ kahr-nij ]
/ ˈkɑr nɪdʒ /
noun
the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
Archaic.
dead bodies, as of those slain in battle.
Origin of carnage
1590–1600; < Middle French < Italian
carnaggio < Medieval Latin
carnāticum payment or offering in meat, equivalent to Latin
carn- (stem of
carō) flesh +
-āticum
-age
Words nearby carnage
carmine,
carminophil,
carmustine,
carn,
carnac,
carnage,
carnal,
carnal abuse,
carnal knowledge,
carnallite,
carnap
Example sentences from the Web for carnage
British Dictionary definitions for carnage
carnage
/ (ˈkɑːnɪdʒ) /
noun
extensive slaughter, esp of human beings in battle
Word Origin for carnage
C16: from French, from Italian
carnaggio, from Medieval Latin
carnāticum, from Latin
carō flesh