bloodshed
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bloodshed
- /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/
Where it comes from
From attested early forms of such phrases as "there was much blood shed"; equivalent to blood + shed, past participle of shed.
noun bloodsheds · bloudshed
- The shedding or spilling of blood. avoid bloodshed
- A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale. political bloodshed
- The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
- A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
Similar: bloodletting, bloodbath, carnage
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bloodbath, gore, battue, bloodletting, blood, carnage, massacre, killing, shambles, deadly, violence, spilt, shed, mayhem, mess, free-for-all
noun
Similar: bloodletting, bloodbath, carnage
Translations
Every language
noun shedding or spilling of blood
| Español | hechos de sangre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유혈 yuhyeol |
| 日本語 | 流血 ryūketsu |
| 中文 | 流血 liúxuè, liúxuě, liúxiě |
| हिन्दी | रक्तपात raktapāt, खूनखराबा khūnakhrābā, खुनखराबा khunakhrābā, सफ्क saphk, हिंसन hinsan, हिंसा hinsā |
| Kiswahili | umwagaji damu |
| Português | derramamento de sangue |
| Français | effusion de sang |
| Deutsch | Blutvergießen, Blutbad |
| Italiano | spargimento di sangue |
| Ελληνικά | αιματοχυσία aimatochysía |
| Русский | кровопроли́тие krovoprolítije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự đổ máu |
| العربية | سَفْك الدَّم safk ad-dam, إِرَاقَةُ الدَّم ʔirāqatu d-dam |
| עברית | שְפִיכוּת דָמִים shfikhut damim |
noun carnage, destruction of life, slaughter
| हिन्दी | रक्तपात raktapāt, खूनखराबा khūnakhrābā, खुनखराबा khunakhrābā, सफ्क saphk, हिंसन hinsan, हिंसा hinsā |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | umwagaji damu |
| Português | carnificina, massacre |
| Français | carnage |
| Deutsch | Blutvergießen, Blutbad |
| Italiano | ecatombe, carneficina |
| Ελληνικά | αιματοκύλισμα aimatokýlisma |
| Русский | кровопроли́тие krovoprolítije, резня́ reznjá |
| العربية | سَفَكَ الدَّمَ safaka d-dama |
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