Murder and Wreck

Murder

Murder verb - To make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way.
Usage example: we listened in horror as she murdered our favorite song on stage

Wreck and murder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wreck" instead the word "Murder" as a verb or a noun.

Wreck

Wreck verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: most of the furniture on the ground floor was wrecked by the floodwaters

Murder and wreck are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Murder" instead the word "Wreck" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: wrecked, wrecker, wreckage, wrecking

How words are described

old old murder old wreck
actual actual murder actual wreck
horrible horrible murder horrible wreck
tragic tragic murder tragic wreck
Other adjectives: psychotic, horrific.

Common collocations

people murder people wreck people
family murder family wreck family
someone murder someone wreck someone
team murder team wreck team
Other words: time, way, world, anyone, player, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / EastEnders After Steve Owen framed Matthew Rose for the murder of Saskia Duncan, Matthew's consequent epic Roaring Rampage of Revenge reduced Steve to a gibbering wreck, helplessly begging for his life.
  • In some extreme cases, they will murder any survivors of the wreck so there is no one to report what happened.
  • Easy Amnesia When he wakes up, he has no difficulty remembering who he is, but not what happened immediately prior to the wreck, and he is the prime suspect in the murder of the woman he was supposed to find.
    Source: Easy Amnesia
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