bloodshed

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/ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/

Definition of bloodshed

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(literally, uncountable, usually)The shedding or spilling of blood.

“avoid bloodshed”
“The revolution resulted in heavy bloodshed.”

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noun

(literally, uncountable, usually)The shedding or spilling of blood.

“avoid bloodshed”
“The revolution resulted in heavy bloodshed.”
(uncountable, usually)A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.

“political bloodshed”
“widespread bloodshed”
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

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From attested early forms of such phrases as "there was much blood shed"; equivalent to blood + shed, past participle of shed.

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