Murder — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

kill intentionally and with premeditation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɜːdɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɜːdə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɜːdə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɜːdɚ/.

Examples

The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
The tourists murdered the French language

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

execution remove polish off mutilate bump off hit off slaying slay mangle dispatch

Parts of Speech

noun	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
verb	kill intentionally and with premeditation “The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
verb	alter so as to make unrecognizable “The tourists murdered the French language”

Word Forms

murderous	adjective	characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being
murder	verb	kill intentionally and with premeditation
slay	verb	kill intentionally and with premeditation
execute	verb	murder in a planned fashion
murder	noun	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
murderer	noun	a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
slayer	noun	someone who causes the death of a person or animal
slaying	noun	unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
hit	noun	a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
dispatch	noun	killing a person or animal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mord

rechtswidrige vorsätzliche Tötung eines Menschen durch einen Menschen

🇫🇷French

meurtre

homicide illégal et prémédité d'un être humain par un être humain

🇪🇸Spanish

asesinato

homicidio ilegítimo y premeditado de un ser humano por un ser humano

🇮🇹Italian

omicidio

uccisione illegale e premeditata di un essere umano da parte di un essere umano

🇳🇱Dutch

moord

het onrechtmatig doden met voorbedachten rade van een mens door een mens

🇵🇹Portuguese

assassinato

assassinato premeditado ilegal de um ser humano por um ser humano

🇷🇺Russian

убийство

противоправное умышленное убийство человека человеком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हत्या

एक इंसान द्वारा एक इंसान की गैरकानूनी पूर्व-निर्धारित हत्या

🇧🇩Bengali

হত্যা

একজন মানুষের দ্বারা একজন মানুষকে বেআইনি পূর্বপরিকল্পিত হত্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

கொலை

ஒரு மனிதனால் ஒரு மனிதனை சட்டவிரோதமாக திட்டமிட்டு கொலை செய்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

హత్య

చట్టవిరుద్ధమైన ముందస్తు ప్రణాళికతో మానవుని హత్య

🇮🇳Marathi

खून

मानवाकडून बेकायदेशीर पूर्वनियोजित हत्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

હત્યા

માનવ દ્વારા માનવીની ગેરકાયદેસર પૂર્વયોજિત હત્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಲೆ

ಮಾನವನಿಂದ ಮಾನವನನ್ನು ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರವಾಗಿ ಪೂರ್ವಯೋಜಿತವಾಗಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊലപാതകം

ഒരു മനുഷ്യനെ നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായി മുൻകൂട്ടി നിശ്ചയിച്ച് കൊലപ്പെടുത്തിയത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਤਲ

ਇੱਕ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਯੋਜਨਾਬੱਧ ਹੱਤਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

قتل

کسی انسان کے ہاتھوں ایک انسان کا غیر قانونی منصوبہ بند قتل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

谋杀

人非法预谋杀人

🇯🇵Japanese

殺人

人間による不法で計画的な人間の殺害

🇰🇷Korean

살인

인간에 의한 불법적인 계획적 살해

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giết người

hành vi giết người có chủ ý trái luật bởi một con người

🇹🇭Thai

ฆาตกรรม

การฆ่ามนุษย์โดยไตร่ตรองไว้ล่วงหน้าอย่างผิดกฎหมายโดยมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembunuhan

pembunuhan berencana yang tidak sah terhadap manusia oleh manusia

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpatay

labag sa batas na sinadya na pagpatay ng isang tao ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

pembunuhan

pembunuhan sengaja yang menyalahi undang-undang terhadap manusia oleh manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قتل

القتل العمد غير المشروع للإنسان على يد إنسان

🇮🇷Persian

قتل

قتل عمد غیرقانونی یک انسان توسط یک انسان

🇹🇷Turkish

cinayet

bir insanın bir insan tarafından kanuna aykırı olarak kasıtlı olarak öldürülmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֶצַח

הרג בלתי חוקי של בן אדם על ידי בן אדם

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The primary meaning of 'murder' is 'unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being'.

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