bloodshed

nounslaughter

Synonyms for bloodshed

noun slaughter

Antonyms for bloodshed

peace

Word Origin & History

also blood-shed, c.1500, "the shedding of (one's) blood," from verbal phrase (attested in late Old English), from blood (n.) + shed (v.). The sense of "slaughter" is much older (early 13c., implied in bloodshedding).

Example Sentences for bloodshed

There will be enquiries, explanations, quarrels, and bloodshed.

The bloodshed at this point was greater than at the gateway.

If this pursuit is continued, there will probably be bloodshed either on one side or the other.

Once let them get drunk on buza, and there's certain to be bloodshed.'

But this was better, since it could only mean that blows and bloodshed were in the air.

The scene bore all too palpably the marks of violence and bloodshed.

Notice, too, how little is said of the bloodshed; that is Hellenic as well as Xenophontine, I fancy.

In his life of turmoil and bloodshed he had halted to secure for her the right to a principality.

The world is well edified by tales of mob violence and bloodshed.

For the purpose of all their delays had been compromise, and their hope was the avoidance of bloodshed.

bloodshed

Synonyms for bloodshed

Antonyms for bloodshed

battles

butchery

carnage

fighting

homicide

bloodshed

Synonyms for bloodshed

Antonyms for bloodshed

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