butchery
Pronunciation:
noun
Definitions
The cruel, ruthless killings of humans, as at a slaughterhouse.
An abattoir, a slaughterhouse.
The butchering of meat.
A disastrous effort, an atrocious failure.
Example: This week’s impossible-to-pronounce word: Catania. Granted, it’s a little trickier than Palermo, but there was no excusing the verbal butchery that ensued. —blog.