Bloodlust
/ˈblʌdˌlʌst/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture. countable, uncountable
"Yet the blood lust was on me now. I found myself on my feet emptying one magazine, then the other, clicking open the breech to re-load, snapping it to again, while cheering and yelling with pure ferocity and joy of slaughter as I did so."
- 2 a desire for bloodshed wordnet
Example
More examples"Berzerkers are famous for the bloodlust, but what about their tender regard for poetry?"
Etymology
From blood + lust.