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holocaust
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of HOLOCAUST
1
a destructive burning <the holocaust caused by the ignited chemicals completely destroyed the factory and several surrounding homes>
Related Words blaze, flare-up; backfire, bonfire, brush fire, campfire, forest fire, wildfire; arson
2
the killing of a large number of people <as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge>
Related Words bloodletting, bloodshed, foul play, homicide, killing, manslaughter, murder, slaying; mortality; annihilation, decimation, demolishing, destruction, devastation, eradication, extermination; genocide, pogrom; assassination, execution
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