bloodshed

English

Etymology

blood + to shed

Pronunciation

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Noun

bloodshed (plural bloodsheds)

1. The shedding or spilling of blood.
2. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
3. (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
4. (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

Synonyms

• bloodletting
• bloodbath, carnage

Related terms

• bloodshedder
• bloodshedding

Translations

shedding or spilling of blood

Bulgarian: кръвопролитие (bg) n. Croatian: krvoprolíće (hr) n. Czech: krveprolití (cs) n. Dutch: bloedbad n., bloedvergieten n. Finnish: verenvuodatus (fi) French: effusion de sang German: Blutvergießen (de) n.

Hebrew: שפיכות דמים (he) (shfikhut damim) f. Italian: spargimento di sangue (it) Japanese: 流血 (ja) (ryuuketsu) Russian: кровопролитие (ru) (krovoprolítije) n. Scottish Gaelic: dòrtadh-fala (gd) m. Serbian: krvoproliće (sr) n.

carnage, destruction of life, slaughter

Bulgarian: клане (bg) n. Czech: krveprolití (cs) n. Dutch: bloedbad n., bloedvergieten n., slachting Finnish: verenvuodatus (fi), verilöyly (fi) French: carnage (fr) m.

Hungarian: vérontás (hu) Italian: ecatombe (it), carneficina (it) Russian: кровопролитие (ru) (krovoprolítije) n., резня (ru) (r'ezn'á) f. Scottish Gaelic: dòrtadh-fala (gd) m.

shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ

Dutch: bloedoffer n.

Finnish: verenvuodatus (fi) (general); veriuhri (fi) (death of Christ)

bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye

Finnish: verestys (fi)

Irish: sreangshúil (ga) f.

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Serbo-Croatian: krvoprolíće (hr) n. German: Blutvergießen (de) n., Blutbad

Hebrew: שפיכות דמים (he) (shfikhut damim) f. Serbo-Croatian: krvoproliće (sr) n. Sindhi: رتوڇاڻ m. (rattochhaann) Spanish: derramamiento (es) m. de sangre

References

• bloodshed in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911