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bloodshed

  (blŭd'shĕd') pronunciation
n.

The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people.


 
 
Thesaurus: bloodshed

noun

    The savage killing of many victims: bloodbath, bloodletting, butchery, carnage, massacre, pogrom, slaughter. See help/harm/harmless.

 
Antonyms: bloodshed

n

Definition: slaughter
Antonyms: peaceable


 
WordNet: bloodshed
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the shedding of blood resulting in murder
  Synonyms: blood, gore

Meaning #2: indiscriminate slaughter
  Synonyms: bloodbath, bloodletting, battue


 
Translations: Translations for: Bloodshed

Dansk (Danish)
n. - blodsudgydelse, blodbad

Nederlands (Dutch)
bloedvergieten

Français (French)
n. - effusion de sang, carnage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Blutvergießen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αιματοχυσία, μακελειό

Italiano (Italian)
spargimento di sangue

Português (Portuguese)
n. - matança (f)

Русский (Russian)
кровопролитие

Español (Spanish)
n. - derramamiento de sangre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blodsutgjutelse

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
流血, 杀戮

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 流血, 殺戮

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 살해

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 流血, 殺人, 虐殺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اراقه دم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שפיכות דמים‬


 
 

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