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Bloodshed

/ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/

The shedding or spilling of blood.

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📖 Definitions of "Bloodshed"

noun

1
The shedding or spilling of blood.
2
A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
3
The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
4
A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

🔄 Synonyms of "Bloodshed"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
gorenoun	Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
bloodbathnoun	Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
bloodlettingnoun	(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
battuenoun	(uncountable, hunting, often attributively) A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
bloodnoun	A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bloodshed"

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Word	Definition
bloodbathnoun	Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
gorenoun	Blood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
battuenoun	(uncountable, hunting, often attributively) A form of hunting in which game is forced into the open by the beating of sticks on bushes, etc.
bloodlettingnoun	(historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
bloodnoun	A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
carnagenoun	Death and destruction.
massacrenoun	The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
killingnoun	The act of killing.
shamblesnoun	(countable, uncountable) A scene of great disorder or ruin.
deadly	Causing death; lethal.
violencenoun	Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
spilt	That has been spilled.
shednoun	A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure usually open in front; an outbuilding, especially a smallish one; a hut.
mayhemnoun	A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
messnoun	a thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
free-for-allnoun	(idiomatic) Chaos; a chaotic situation lacking rules or control.
rampagenoun	A course of violent, frenzied action.
bloodynoun	(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
sanguinenoun	Blood colour; red.
bleednoun	An incident of bleeding, as in haemophilia.