bloodlust

American  

[bluhd-luhst] / ˈblʌdˌlʌst /

Or blood lust

noun

1. eagerness to engage in violence or bloodshed.

   During the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, the bloodlust of the mob raged unabated till it achieved a complete upheaval of French society.

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Etymology

Origin of bloodlust

First recorded in 1845–50; blood ( def. ) + lust ( def. )

Example Sentences

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bloodlust

Via the cinematic hyperbole of bloodlust and explosions, “The Dog Stars” makes a salient point that we’ll seize on any excuse to settle into our own camps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“I won't work with anyone that has a bloodlust for these things,” he says.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 11, 2023

Musk might have the same monopolistic bloodlust as Zuckerberg or anyone else, but he bought the wrong toy.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2023

And the moral incoherence of “Holy Spider” arises precisely from those pretensions, which the movie ultimately can’t reconcile with its garden-variety bloodlust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

Not a trace of aggression or bloodlust lay across her features.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas