bloodthirst

English

Alternative forms

• blood-thirst

Etymology

blood +‎ thirst

Noun

bloodthirst (uncountable)

1. An eagerness for bloodshed.
   • 2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club‎^[1]:

     The other surprise is the lack of bloodthirst. The Hound doesn’t lift a finger against his brother, and everyone walks away from the Dragon Pit alive except the wight, but he wasn’t alive to begin with.

Related terms

• bloodthirsty