Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Carnage /kär'-nĭj/ · Car·nage · IPA /ˈkɑɹ.nɪd͡ʒ/ 01 n. Flesh of slain animals or men. 1. Flesh of slain animals or men. “A miltitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage.” — Macaulay. 2. Great destruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed; slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc. “The more fearful carnage of the Bloody Circuit.” — Macaulay.