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bloodshed

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blood·shed  (bldshd)
n.
The shedding of blood, especially the injury or killing of people.
bloodshed [ˈblʌdˌʃɛd]
n
slaughter; killing
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Noun1.bloodshed - the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"
gore
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
2.bloodshed - indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
bloodbath, bloodletting, battue
carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, butchery - the savage and excessive killing of many people
bloodshed
noun killing, murder, massacre, slaughter, slaying, carnage, butchery, blood-letting, blood bath an end to bloodshed and to the economic chaos
Translations
bloodshed [ˈblʌdʃed] N → derramamiento m de sangre
an act of mindless bloodshed → un derramamiento de sangre sin sentido
bloodshed [ˈblʌdʃɛd] n → effusion f de sang
The government must increase the pace of reform to avoid further bloodshed → Le gouvernement doit accélérer les réformes pour éviter de nouvelles effusions de sang.
bloodshed [ˈblʌdˌʃɛd] n → spargimento di sangue
bloodshed [ˈblʌdˌʃɛd] n → spargimento di sangue


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In old days he saw justice in bloodshed and with his conscience at peace exterminated those he thought proper.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
He was the very man for us, this modern and unlawful wanderer with his own legend of loves, dangers, and bloodshed.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Murat declared that negotiations for peace were already proceeding, and that he therefore offered this truce to avoid unnecessary bloodshed.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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