Definition of 'bloodshed'
uncountable noun
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bloodshed in American English
noun
the shedding of blood; killing
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bloodshed in American English
(ˈblʌdˌʃed)
noun
Also: bloodshedding1.
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bloodshed
British English: bloodshed
NOUN /ˈblʌdʃɛd/
Bloodshed is violence in which people are killed or wounded.
The government must increase the pace of reforms to avoid further bloodshed.
- American English: bloodshed /ˈblʌdʃɛd/
- Brazilian Portuguese: matança
- Chinese: 流血暴力
- European Spanish: baño de sangre
- French: effusion de sang
- German: Blutvergießen
- Italian: spargimento di sangue
- Japanese: 流血の惨事
- Korean: 유혈 사태
- European Portuguese: matança
- Latin American Spanish: baño de sangre
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