bloodshed
English
Alternative forms
- bloudshed (obsolete)
Etymology
From attested early forms of such phrases as "there was much blood shed"; equivalent to blood + shed, past participle of shed.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
bloodshed (usually uncountable, plural bloodsheds)
- (literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.
- A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
- (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
- (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
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Related terms
Translations
shedding or spilling of blood
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carnage, destruction of life, slaughter
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shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ
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bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bloodshed”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- “bloodshed”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.