bloodshed

[ bluhd-shed ]

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noun

destruction of life, as in war or murder; slaughter.
the shedding of blood by injury, wound, etc.

Origin of bloodshed

blood + shed²

Also blood·shed·ding [bluhd-shed-ing] /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd ɪŋ/ .

Words Nearby bloodshed

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How to use bloodshed in a sentence

Or will we simply see more senseless bloodshed and another generation of Palestinians defer their dreams of a homeland?
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead | Dean Obeidallah | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
The cop reholsters his gun, and it seems to have ended with no further bloodshed as he moves to retrieve the knife.
Synagogue Slay: When Cops Have to Kill | Michael Daly | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
True anarchism,” he wrote in 1940, “never justifies bloodshed.
Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan? | Robert M. Dowling | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Since then, according to the United Nations, around 300 people have been killed in the bloodshed.
Corruption Eats Away at Ukraine Military | Charles McPhedran | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The site posted a “sex tape” starring Alyssa Milano that was actually all about the bloodshed in Syria.
How Funny or Die Plans to Cover ISIS, Ebola and Elections | Asawin Suebsaeng | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

At that moment the crime and inefficacy of bloodshed, in avenging injuries like his, or any injuries, struck upon his soul.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane Porter
The squabbles between the armed natives and their leaders, however, were several times on the point of producing bloodshed.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
The motive of this harmless ruse was to bolster up Spanish prestige and thereby avoid bloodshed.
The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
Amid the perpetration of much bloodshed and tyranny, Christianity has certainly achieved some good.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
Thus was a most important revolution brought about without bloodshed, and almost without disturbance.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil | Maria Graham

British Dictionary definitions for bloodshed

bloodshed

/ (ˈblʌdˌʃɛd) /

noun

slaughter; killing

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