bloodshed

Pronunciation: /ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the shedding of blood resulting in murder
  2. noun indiscriminate slaughter

Etymology

From attested early forms of such phrases as "there was much blood shed"; equivalent to blood + shed, past participle of shed.

In classic literature

Synonyms

gore

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
murder

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