An adjective for “genocide” when we want to say it is a really big one?
How such ---- genocide was made possible?
So, I guess simply saying "big genocide" does not convey the meaning I intend it to. I need an adjective which is more strong that "big". I was thinking about "tremendous", but it seems to have some positive connotation, like when used in "tremendous sum of money". What is a good adjective for genocide when we want to say it is really big, one that is idiomatic?
I know every genocide is big, even bigger than big. But that does not mean we cannot use any adjective before it, does it? A genocide that kills 10000000 people is bigger than one that kills 1000 people. Right? So what should I say when I want to talk about a genocide killing 10000000 people?
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How such ---- genocide was made possible?
So, I guess simply saying "big genocide" does not convey the meaning I intend it to. I need an adjective which is more strong that "big". I was thinking about "tremendous", but it seems to have some positive connotation, like when used in "tremendous sum of money". What is a good adjective for genocide when we want to say it is really big, one that is idiomatic?
I know every genocide is big, even bigger than big. But that does not mean we cannot use any adjective before it, does it? A genocide that kills 10000000 people is bigger than one that kills 1000 people. Right? So what should I say when I want to talk about a genocide killing 10000000 people?
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By definition genocide is big—it's the extermination of an entire people, and it's hard to get bigger than "everyone". I suspect either you're talking about the size of the population being murdered, or the degree of success of an attempted genocide—can you clarify?
– 1006a
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The word genocide indicates a program or situation that has met or surpassed an extreme threshold. Every genocide is a major genocide; there are no minor ones. Every genocide is a significant genocide; there are no paltry ones. Please edit your post to provide an example of what you are trying to describe.
– choster
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Wow, you need something bigger than genocide? That word was only coined is the WW2 era, I'm assuming because the writer thought they needed a word to mean a really really big mass killing of people. Before then, according to Wikipedia, terms such as "massacre", "crimes against humanity", and "extermination" were used.
– Zebrafish
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in what way is is big? Is it widespread genocide, is it longlasting genocide...
– Jim
yesterday
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@Jooya I am trying to advise you that genocide is a loaded term. Not every mass killing is a genocide. Do not compare one genocide to another; instead, compare aspects of them. You can say one genocide has a higher death toll than another, that a higher percentage of a population died in one or another. To say one is larger or bloodier or worse than another is to invite offense.
– choster
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How such ---- genocide was made possible?
So, I guess simply saying "big genocide" does not convey the meaning I intend it to. I need an adjective which is more strong that "big". I was thinking about "tremendous", but it seems to have some positive connotation, like when used in "tremendous sum of money". What is a good adjective for genocide when we want to say it is really big, one that is idiomatic?
I know every genocide is big, even bigger than big. But that does not mean we cannot use any adjective before it, does it? A genocide that kills 10000000 people is bigger than one that kills 1000 people. Right? So what should I say when I want to talk about a genocide killing 10000000 people?
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How such ---- genocide was made possible?
So, I guess simply saying "big genocide" does not convey the meaning I intend it to. I need an adjective which is more strong that "big". I was thinking about "tremendous", but it seems to have some positive connotation, like when used in "tremendous sum of money". What is a good adjective for genocide when we want to say it is really big, one that is idiomatic?
I know every genocide is big, even bigger than big. But that does not mean we cannot use any adjective before it, does it? A genocide that kills 10000000 people is bigger than one that kills 1000 people. Right? So what should I say when I want to talk about a genocide killing 10000000 people?
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By definition genocide is big—it's the extermination of an entire people, and it's hard to get bigger than "everyone". I suspect either you're talking about the size of the population being murdered, or the degree of success of an attempted genocide—can you clarify?
– 1006a
yesterday
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The word genocide indicates a program or situation that has met or surpassed an extreme threshold. Every genocide is a major genocide; there are no minor ones. Every genocide is a significant genocide; there are no paltry ones. Please edit your post to provide an example of what you are trying to describe.
– choster
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Wow, you need something bigger than genocide? That word was only coined is the WW2 era, I'm assuming because the writer thought they needed a word to mean a really really big mass killing of people. Before then, according to Wikipedia, terms such as "massacre", "crimes against humanity", and "extermination" were used.
– Zebrafish
yesterday
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in what way is is big? Is it widespread genocide, is it longlasting genocide...
– Jim
yesterday
2
@Jooya I am trying to advise you that genocide is a loaded term. Not every mass killing is a genocide. Do not compare one genocide to another; instead, compare aspects of them. You can say one genocide has a higher death toll than another, that a higher percentage of a population died in one or another. To say one is larger or bloodier or worse than another is to invite offense.
– choster
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By definition genocide is big—it's the extermination of an entire people, and it's hard to get bigger than "everyone". I suspect either you're talking about the size of the population being murdered, or the degree of success of an attempted genocide—can you clarify?
– 1006a
yesterday
2
The word genocide indicates a program or situation that has met or surpassed an extreme threshold. Every genocide is a major genocide; there are no minor ones. Every genocide is a significant genocide; there are no paltry ones. Please edit your post to provide an example of what you are trying to describe.
– choster
yesterday
2
Wow, you need something bigger than genocide? That word was only coined is the WW2 era, I'm assuming because the writer thought they needed a word to mean a really really big mass killing of people. Before then, according to Wikipedia, terms such as "massacre", "crimes against humanity", and "extermination" were used.
– Zebrafish
yesterday
1
in what way is is big? Is it widespread genocide, is it longlasting genocide...
– Jim
yesterday
2
@Jooya I am trying to advise you that genocide is a loaded term. Not every mass killing is a genocide. Do not compare one genocide to another; instead, compare aspects of them. You can say one genocide has a higher death toll than another, that a higher percentage of a population died in one or another. To say one is larger or bloodier or worse than another is to invite offense.
– choster
yesterday
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By definition genocide is big—it's the extermination of an entire people, and it's hard to get bigger than "everyone". I suspect either you're talking about the size of the population being murdered, or the degree of success of an attempted genocide—can you clarify?
– 1006a
yesterday
By definition genocide is big—it's the extermination of an entire people, and it's hard to get bigger than "everyone". I suspect either you're talking about the size of the population being murdered, or the degree of success of an attempted genocide—can you clarify?
– 1006a
yesterday
2
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The word genocide indicates a program or situation that has met or surpassed an extreme threshold. Every genocide is a major genocide; there are no minor ones. Every genocide is a significant genocide; there are no paltry ones. Please edit your post to provide an example of what you are trying to describe.
– choster
yesterday
The word genocide indicates a program or situation that has met or surpassed an extreme threshold. Every genocide is a major genocide; there are no minor ones. Every genocide is a significant genocide; there are no paltry ones. Please edit your post to provide an example of what you are trying to describe.
– choster
yesterday
2
2
Wow, you need something bigger than genocide? That word was only coined is the WW2 era, I'm assuming because the writer thought they needed a word to mean a really really big mass killing of people. Before then, according to Wikipedia, terms such as "massacre", "crimes against humanity", and "extermination" were used.
– Zebrafish
yesterday
Wow, you need something bigger than genocide? That word was only coined is the WW2 era, I'm assuming because the writer thought they needed a word to mean a really really big mass killing of people. Before then, according to Wikipedia, terms such as "massacre", "crimes against humanity", and "extermination" were used.
– Zebrafish
yesterday
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in what way is is big? Is it widespread genocide, is it longlasting genocide...
– Jim
yesterday
in what way is is big? Is it widespread genocide, is it longlasting genocide...
– Jim
yesterday
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@Jooya I am trying to advise you that genocide is a loaded term. Not every mass killing is a genocide. Do not compare one genocide to another; instead, compare aspects of them. You can say one genocide has a higher death toll than another, that a higher percentage of a population died in one or another. To say one is larger or bloodier or worse than another is to invite offense.
– choster
yesterday
@Jooya I am trying to advise you that genocide is a loaded term. Not every mass killing is a genocide. Do not compare one genocide to another; instead, compare aspects of them. You can say one genocide has a higher death toll than another, that a higher percentage of a population died in one or another. To say one is larger or bloodier or worse than another is to invite offense.
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By definition genocide is big—it's the extermination of an entire people, and it's hard to get bigger than "everyone". I suspect either you're talking about the size of the population being murdered, or the degree of success of an attempted genocide—can you clarify?
– 1006a
yesterday
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The word genocide indicates a program or situation that has met or surpassed an extreme threshold. Every genocide is a major genocide; there are no minor ones. Every genocide is a significant genocide; there are no paltry ones. Please edit your post to provide an example of what you are trying to describe.
– choster
yesterday
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Wow, you need something bigger than genocide? That word was only coined is the WW2 era, I'm assuming because the writer thought they needed a word to mean a really really big mass killing of people. Before then, according to Wikipedia, terms such as "massacre", "crimes against humanity", and "extermination" were used.
– Zebrafish
yesterday
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in what way is is big? Is it widespread genocide, is it longlasting genocide...
– Jim
yesterday
2
@Jooya I am trying to advise you that genocide is a loaded term. Not every mass killing is a genocide. Do not compare one genocide to another; instead, compare aspects of them. You can say one genocide has a higher death toll than another, that a higher percentage of a population died in one or another. To say one is larger or bloodier or worse than another is to invite offense.
– choster
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