bloodshed
- (literally, uncountable, usually) The shedding or spilling of blood.
- (uncountable, usually) A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
- (obsolete, uncountable, usually) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/
Etymology
From attested early forms of such phrases as "there was much blood shed"; equivalent to blood + shed, past participle of shed.
wholesale killing
blood-letting
effusion of blood
manslaughter
bloody event
blood shedding
Blutvergießen
bloedvergieten
massacre
effusion de sang
derramamiento de sangre
massacro
massacre rozlew krwi
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