Definition of murder - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
crimeunlawful killing of a person with premeditation
- The detective investigated the murder of the businessman.
2.
- The final exam was murder.
3.
birdsDated group of crowsDated
- A murder of crows flew over the field.
4.
- The magician's performance was murder.
Verb
1.
crimeillegally kill someone with intent and premeditation
- He was arrested for planning to murder his rival.
2.
- Our team will murder them in the finals.
3.
- He completely murdered the song with his terrible singing..
Expressions with murder
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murder done without emotion or remorse
The jury found him guilty of cold-blooded murder.
loud protest or angry outburst
She screamed blue murder when she saw the mess.
charge of committing murder
He was arrested on a murder rap last night..
execution through legal process seen as unjust
The case was widely condemned as a judicial murder.
do something bad without consequences
She thinks she can get away with murder at work.
scream very loudly and urgently
She shouted bloody murder when she saw the spider.
shout loudly in anger or fear
She was screaming bloody murder when she saw the spider.
extremely difficult or unpleasant situation
The exam tomorrow? It'll be murder.
killing someone deliberately and without emotion
The crime was a murder in cold blood, shocking the entire community.
use a language very badly or incorrectly
He really murdered the language during his speech!
complain vehemently about something
She screamed bloody murder about the unfair treatment at work..
shout loudly in anger or fear
She screamed blue murder when she saw the spider.
scream loudly in fear or pain
She yelled bloody murder when she saw the spider.
to complain loudly and bitterly
He yelled blue murder about the new rules at work.
express a loud and intense protest or complaint
She screamed blue bloody murder when she saw the mess.
intentional killing without premeditation or planning
He was charged with murder in the second degree.
remove cherished elements from creative work
Writers must often murder their darlings to improve their stories.
kill someone on purpose in a way that is illegal
He was arrested because he tried to commit murder.
story involving a murder and its subsequent investigation
She loves reading a good murder mystery on rainy days..
person believed to have committed murder
The police arrested the murder suspect after a long investigation.
object used to commit a murder
The knife was identified as the murder weapon.
murder followed by the killer's suicide
The case was ruled a murder-suicide by the investigators.
killing someone because of their race
The case was investigated as a race murder.
the crime of trying to kill someone
He was charged with attempted murder after the incident.
Origin of murder
Old English, morthor (secret killing)
Terms with murder included in their meaning
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political murder
person who murders for political or religious reasons
political murder
kill someone for political or religious reasons
political murder
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
murder
list of people to be killed
conflict
murder or utterly defeat someone
political murder
act of killing someone for political or religious reasons
crime
murder of a public figure by surprise attack
violence
murder or violence involving bloodshed
crime
kill or murder
crime
having a tendency to commit murder
murder
kill someone with a gunshot to the head
hired murder
murder arranged for payment
history
facility for systematic mass murder
ideology
belief or claim that the mass murder of Jews in the Holocaust did not occur
crime
murder of a family member for perceived dishonor
crime
murder of a family member for perceived dishonor
crime
murder ordered by the mafia
horror genre
horror movie featuring graphic violence and murder
crime
murder for excitement or pleasure
criminal act
planned attack or murder
anti-Semitic
false accusation that Jews murder non-Jewish children for rituals
premeditated murder
murdered in a premeditated and unemotional manner
political crime
secret abduction and murder by state or political group
murder
kill someone intentionally
Examples of murder in a sentence
She was accused of plotting a murder. Running a marathon in the heat was murder. The workload this week has been murder on my schedule. A murder of crows gathered on the telephone wires. At dawn, the murder rose noisily from the trees. Winning the championship was murder for the team.
Her latest novel is considered murder in the literary world. The detective suspected he would murder again. She plotted to murder the king in his sleep. They are going to murder the opposing team tonight. We plan to murder our rivals in the tournament. The chef murdered the recipe with too much salt. She murdered the painting with her poor brushwork.
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- French:meurtre, assassiner, ...
- German:Mord, ermorden, ...
- Italian:omicidio, uccidere, ...
- Spanish:asesinato, asesinar, ...
- Portuguese:assassinato, matar, ...
- Chinese:谋杀, 杀害, ...
- Japanese:殺人, 殺害する, ...
- Arabic:قَتْل, قَتَلَ عَمْداً, ...
- Hebrew:רֶצַח, לִרְצוֹחַ, ...
- Russian:убийство, убивать, ...
- Ukrainian:вбивство, вбивати, ...
- Hindi:हत्या, हत्या करना, ...
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