bloodshed
pronunciation
How to pronounce bloodshed in British English:
UK [ˈblʌdʃed]
How to pronounce bloodshed in American English:
US [ˈblʌdˌʃɛd]
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- Noun:
- the shedding of blood resulting in murder
- indiscriminate slaughter
Word Origin
- bloodshed (n.)
- also blood-shed, c. 1500, "the shedding of (one's) blood," from verbal phrase (attested in late Old English), from blood (n.) + shed (v.). The sense of "slaughter" is much older (early 13c., implied in bloodshedding).
Example
- 1. Deficiencies in mental-health care likely contributed to the recent bloodshed .
- 2. But the arab uprisings were also marked by bloodshed and warfare .
- 3. Here are three scenarios in which preemptive cyberattacks could prevent bloodshed .
- 4. It is likely the most suitable arrangement to transfer power without bloodshed .
- 5. The authorities in balochistan have shown little interest in the shia bloodshed .