Associations to the word «Bloodshed»
Noun
- Strife
- Carnage
- Cruelty
- Tumult
- Brutality
- Woo
- Anarchy
- Violence
- Slaughter
- Feud
- Animosity
- Treachery
- Riot
- Quarrel
- Surrender
- Discord
- Truce
- Plunder
- Incursion
- Chaos
- Havoc
- Overthrow
- Unrest
- Oppression
- Medusa
- Desolation
- Suffering
- Lust
- Blasphemy
- Vengeance
- Tyranny
- Adultery
- Insurrection
- Ceasefire
- Warfare
- Trigger
- Chow
- Massacre
- Horror
- Revolt
- Peace
- Rebellion
- Disturbance
- Robbery
- Retribution
- Falsehood
- Stain
- Terror
- Coup
- Hostility
- Swordsman
- Hatred
- Emancipation
- Uprising
- Juncture
- Yun
- Injustice
- Misery
- Destruction
- War
- Faction
- Partition
- Murder
- Revenge
- Revolution
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
BLOODSHED, noun. The shedding or spilling of blood.
BLOODSHED, noun. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
BLOODSHED, noun. (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
BLOODSHED, noun. (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
Dictionary definition
BLOODSHED, noun. The shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen".
BLOODSHED, noun. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.