bloodshed
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/
- NSFW
- The civil war resulted in unprecedented bloodshed across the region.
- stop the bloodshed
- prevent bloodshed
- avoid bloodshed
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Watch on YouTubeAnd people live in violence and bloodshed for years, you know?
- And people live in violence and bloodshed for years, you know?
- So this is bloodshed of an almost unimaginable scale.
- He said the art of war is to win with the minimum bloodshed and the minimum violence.
- It's dead because the war killed it, law killed it, bloodshed killed it.
- After a generation of freedom, we're now staring at a generation of bloodshed and misery.
- I, I'm so glad that all this, you know, bloodshed is over.
- Like I wanted, I wanted more bloodshed.
- The question of succession is often settled with bloodshed.
- Again, there's that taking delight in in human bloodshed.
- Why did Stalinism, for example, lead to so much bloodshed, do you think, And human suffering.
- It's a story of battlefields and bloodshed, but one you need to hear meets Nuseba bin Takab.
Examples
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The government called for a ceasefire to prevent further bloodshed among its citizens.
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In 1971, my homeland was confronted with a war, bloodshed, and a tremendous amount of misery.
Academic text (1997) -
We said "no bloodshed until we're sure!"
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Even better than a victory was a victory won with no bloodshed on either side.
Fiction book (1990) -
I just wanted to stop the bloodshed.
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But it was one way to have an agreement without bloodshed.
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Israel Palestine has had a long, complicated history of war, conflict and bloodshed going back decades.
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After a generation of freedom, we're now staring at a generation of bloodshed and misery.
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In spite of all the stains, pain, and bloodshed, the world will be a better place.
Academic text (1997) -
Central America is sliding back into the chaos and bloodshed that engulfed it during the 1980s.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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7.0
The violent killing of many people in a cruel way
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8.2
A mass killing of people, often during war or attacks
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6.7
Killing many people on purpose at the same time or in a short time
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7.0
A violent event in which many people are killed or a situation with very large losses
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8.1
The very violent killing of many people
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9.3
A large-scale killing of people during war or political violence
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A killing of many people at once that is cruel
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Etymology
Bloodshed is made of blood and shed, where shed meant 'to let fall', like 'shed tears'. So bloodshed literally means blood being let fall, which is why it now means the killing or wounding of people that makes them bleed.