American English
/ˈmɚ.ɾɚd̚/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
Form of murder
The same spelling is used for the past form and the past participle of murder.
It means that someone deliberately and illegally killed another person, or that someone was killed in this way, in a completed action.
Practice out loudIt means that someone deliberately and illegally killed another person, or that someone was killed in this way, in a completed action.
The suspect murdered two people during the robbery.
The victim was murdered in her own home.
It describes someone who was killed deliberately and illegally by another person.
The police found the murdered heiress in her home.
The family held a memorial for the murdered teacher.
a story about a murder and the search for the killer
We watched a murder mystery last night.
an object used to kill someone
The knife was found near the body and may be the murder weapon.
to kill someone deliberately and illegally
He was convicted of committing murder.