bloodshed

CEFRC1

/ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/

noun

Türkçe translations

Translating…

In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The killing or wounding of people in fighting.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.

Examples

  • I just don't want there to be any bloodshed.

  • The police wanted to avoid bloodshed.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.

  2. The shedding or spilling of blood.

  3. A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

More examples

In context

  • The revolution resulted in heavy bloodshed.

  • avoid bloodshed

  • political bloodshed

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The peace treaty aimed to prevent any further blank between the warring nations.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

noun

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