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Bloodshed

//ˈblʌdˌʃɛd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The shedding or spilling of blood. literally, uncountable, usually

    "avoid bloodshed"

  2. 2
    the shedding of blood resulting in murder wordnet
  3. 3
    A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale. uncountable, usually

    "political bloodshed"

  4. 4
    indiscriminate slaughter wordnet
  5. 5
    The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ. obsolete, uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye. obsolete, uncountable, usually

Etymology

From attested early forms of such phrases as "there was much blood shed"; equivalent to blood + shed, past participle of shed.

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