bloodshed

Noun
  1. The shedding of blood resulting in murder (synset 100222045)
    "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"
    is a type of: execution, murder, slaying - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
    same as: gore
  2. Indiscriminate slaughter (synset 100225127)
    "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
    is a type of: butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter - the savage and excessive killing of many people
    same as: battue, bloodbath, bloodletting

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