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Added 9 October 2026

bloodshed

/ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about bloodshed at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The shedding of blood resulting in murder.
he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen
Indiscriminate slaughter.
a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered

Origin

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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