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bloodshed meaning and definition
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Definition of bloodshed (noun)
- the shedding of blood resulting in murder
- "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"
- synonyms: gore
- indiscriminate slaughter
- "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
- synonyms: battue, bloodbath, bloodletting
Source: Princeton University Wordnet