BLOODSHED

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The shedding of blood resulting in murder

Example:

he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen

Synonyms:

bloodshed; gore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bloodshed" is a kind of...):

execution; murder; slaying (unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being)

Meaning:

Indiscriminate slaughter

Example:

a huge prison battue was ordered

Synonyms:

battue; bloodbath; bloodletting; bloodshed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bloodshed" is a kind of...):

butchery; carnage; mass murder; massacre; slaughter (the savage and excessive killing of many people)