bloodshed

Also blood·shed·ding

[bluhd-shed]

noun

1. destruction of life, as in war or murder; slaughter.

2. the shedding shed of blood by injury, wound, etc.

bloodshed

/ ˈblʌdˌʃɛd /

noun

1. slaughter; killing

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodshed¹

blood + shed ²

Example Sentences

We welcome the sincere efforts of the U.S. and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to secure a just and equitable peace in Sudan, and we appreciate their continued concern and commitment to ending the bloodshed.

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Afghanistan’s internecine bloodshed has an epiphanic effect on the author: “When death stalks every door,” she writes in a burst of originality, “the only antidote is to live.”

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Quinzy had his back pressed against one wall, but there were no signs of bloodshed or torn clothing.

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Noboa won re-election this year on a platform of using an iron fist to crack down on gangs like the Wolves, but he has been unable to stop the bloodshed.

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It was the worst bloodshed the country had seen since independence in 1971.

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Related Words

• bloodbath 
• bloodletting 
• carnage 
• fighting 
• killing 
• massacre 
• murder