bloodshed

blood·shed

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bluhd-shed or bluhd-shed-ing]
- /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd or ˈblʌdˌʃɛd ɪŋ/
- /ˈblʌd.ʃed/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bluhd-shed or bluhd-shed-ing]
- /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd or ˈblʌdˌʃɛd ɪŋ/

Definitions of bloodshed word

uncountable noun bloodshed Bloodshed is violence in which people are killed or wounded. 3
noun bloodshed slaughter; killing 3
noun bloodshed the shedding of blood; killing 3
noun bloodshed destruction of life, as in war or murder; slaughter. 1
noun bloodshed the shedding of blood by injury, wound, etc. 1
noun bloodshed fighting, violence 1

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Parts of speech for Bloodshed

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bloodshed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for bloodshed

noun bloodshed

murder — Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
massacre — the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
fighting — fit to fight: a boxer who's no longer in fighting shape.
killing — the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
bloodbath — If you describe an event as a bloodbath, you are emphasizing that a lot of people were killed very violently.

All 11 Synonyms of bloodshed

Antonyms for bloodshed

noun bloodshed

peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.

Just one Antonym for bloodshed

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