killing spree
Serial massacre event
A killing spree is a series of murders committed in rapid succession, typically by a single perpetrator moving from location to location over a short period—hours or days rather than weeks.
The term distinguishes this pattern from serial killing, which involves gaps between victims: The gunman went on a killing spree across three counties.
Spree suggests frenzied, impulsive violence rather than calculated planning.
- bloodbathEvent of mass killing
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- slaughterKilling for meat
- rampageViolent, destructive outburst
- going postalViolent workplace outburst
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- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
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- atrocitiesHolocaust, genocide, massacre, massacres, ethnic cleansing
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Operation to save someone
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Gathering promoting nonviolence
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Operation to save someone
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