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| mur·der [ múrdər ] |
noun (plural mur·ders) |
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1. crime of killing somebody: the crime of killing another person deliberately and not in self-defense or with any other extenuating circumstance recognized by law
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2. something difficult or unpleasant: something that is very difficult or unpleasant and involves great effort or hardship
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slang
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  This exam is murder!
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verb (past and past participle mur·dered, present participle mur·der·ing, 3rd person present singular mur·ders) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb kill somebody illegally: to kill another person deliberately and not in self-defense or with any other extenuating circumstance recognized by law
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2. transitive verb kill somebody brutally: to kill somebody with great violence and brutality
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3. transitive verb spoil something: to spoil something such as a song or a piece of writing by performing it badly or changing it
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informal
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4. transitive verb defeat somebody completely: to defeat a person or team completely, especially in a sporting contest
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informal
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5. transitive verb destroy something: to put an end to or destroy something
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informal
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The fire murdered their chances of selling the house.
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| [ Old English morþor. < Indo-European] |
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| mur·der·er noun |
| mur·der·ess noun |
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get away with murder to escape punishment for or detection of wrongdoing
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