murder
verb [T] /ˈmɜː.dər/
/ˈmɝː.dɚ/ Definition
B1 to commit the crime of intentionally killing a person: Her husband was murdered by gunmen as she watched. In the last year, terrorists have murdered several local journalists.Murder and attempted murderKilling › UK informal If you say you will or could murder someone, you mean you are very angry with them: If he's late again, I'll murder him!Angry and displeasedBad-tempered
(Definition of murder verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- acrimonious adjective
- aggrieved adjective
- annoyed adjective
- apoplectic adjective
- be not amused idiom
- blistering adjective (ANGRY)
- dudgeon noun
- embittered adjective
- exasperated adjective
- fed up adjective
- fed up to the back teeth idiom
- incandescent adjective (QUALITY)
- irate adjective
- irritated adjective
- jaundiced adjective
- kick verb
- livid adjective (ANGRY)
- miffed adjective
- not be a happy bunny idiom
- venomous adjective (HATE)
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Angry and displeased
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