'Bloodshed' definitions:

Definition of 'bloodshed'

From: WordNet
noun
The shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen" [syn: bloodshed, gore]
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" [syn: bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue]

Definition of 'Bloodshed'

From: GCIDE
  • Bloodshed \Blood"shed`\, n. [Blood + shed] The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'bloodshed'

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