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Etymology
1. mystery
noun. ['ˈmɪstɝi'] something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained.
Synonyms
- perplexity
- closed book
- secret
Antonyms
- exoteric
- public
- acknowledged
- outward
Etymology
- mysterie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mysterium (Latin)
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1. Noun Phrase
The murder is the central plot in any murder mystery.
2. Noun Phrase
A murder mystery must have clues that aid the detective and the reader in solving the case.
3. Noun Phrase
The hotel hosts special events such as a murder mystery night.
4. Noun Phrase
The cruise line also hosts themed adventures, including a crab feast and murder mystery dinner.
2. mystery
noun. ['ˈmɪstɝi'] a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie.
Synonyms
- murder mystery
- whodunit
- mystery story
- story
Antonyms
- unclassified
Etymology
- mysterie (Middle English (1100-1500))
- mysterium (Latin)
3. murder
noun. ['ˈmɝːdɝ'] unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being.
Synonyms
- bloodshed
- lynching
- regicide
- carnage
- parricide
- liquidation
- fratricide
- uxoricide
- elimination
- massacre
- tyrannicide
- execution
- slaying
- filicide
- dry-gulching
- infanticide
- mariticide
- thuggee
- mass murder
- homicide
- hit
- assassination
- gore
- shoot-down
- slaughter
- contract killing
Antonyms
- synthesis
- child
- fall back
- bottom out
Etymology
- murder (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. murder
verb. ['ˈmɝːdɝ'] kill intentionally and with premeditation.
Synonyms
- polish off
- off
- dispatch
- remove
- burke
- hit
- kill
- slay
- bump off
Antonyms
- abstain
- victory
- exempt
- unsoured
Etymology
- murder (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. murder
verb. ['ˈmɝːdɝ'] alter so as to make unrecognizable.
Synonyms
- falsify
- garble
- warp
- mutilate
- distort
Antonyms
- top out
- miss
- defend
- fail
Etymology
- murder (Middle English (1100-1500))