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

Niles caught the scent of her bloodlust, she says at a public reading, “and like some dark angel, made manifest a wish too horrible to name.”

From Salon

That, plus an absence of “winning is everything” bloodlust, makes him easy to root for.

From Salon

“It didn’t match my bloodlust at the time.”

From The Wall Street Journal

On the football field, the deafening roar of the crowd and the buzz of adrenaline unify into one continuous hum, a voice in the back of a player’s head encouraging bloodlust and brutality.

From Salon

"It's the most male bloodlust sport," he said.

From BBC