Bloodshed Definition

blŭdshĕd
noun
Killing in a violent or bloody way.
Webster's New World
The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people.
American Heritage

A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.

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Noun

Singular:
bloodshed
Plural:
bloodsheds

Origin of Bloodshed

Bloodshed Sentence Examples

  • I know bloodshed isn't your thing.

  • His most severe measures were taken in cold blood, as part of his general policy; but his natural disposition was averse to unnecessary bloodshed or cruelty.

  • Bloodshed could only be atoned by blood-money or by shedding the blood of the offender or of his family.

  • Then the sword bent towards the earth, the sky darkened, thunder pealed, lightning flashed, and the whole world was wasted by famine, bloodshed and pestilence.

  • It was occupied by the Americans in August 1846, then (without bloodshed) by the Californians in October, and again definitively by the American forces on the 27th of November 1846.

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