• @Dasus
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    111 month ago

    holocaust

    holocaust

    noun ho·​lo·​caust ˈhō-lə-ˌkȯst ˈhä-, also -ˌkäst, or ˈhȯ-lə-kȯst

    Synonyms of holocaust

    1

    : a sacrifice (see sacrifice entry 1 sense 2) consumed by fire

    2

    : a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire a nuclear holocaust

    3 a usually the Holocaust : the mass slaughter of European civilians and especially Jews by the Nazis during World War II Several members of her family died in the Holocaust. a Holocaust survivor b : a mass slaughter of people especially : genocide “a holocaust in Rwanda”

    It’s a holocaust.