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Definition of Bloodshed
1. Noun. The shedding of blood resulting in murder. "He avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"
2. Noun. Indiscriminate slaughter. "A huge prison battue was ordered"
Generic synonyms: Butchery, Carnage, Mass Murder, Massacre, Slaughter
Definition of Bloodshed
1. n. The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.
Definition of Bloodshed
1. Noun. The shedding or spilling of blood. ¹
2. Noun. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale. ¹
3. Noun. (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ. ¹
4. Noun. (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bloodshed
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Bloodshed
1. The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder. Origin: Blood + shed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bloodshed
Literary usage of Bloodshed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Governor Chamberlain's Administration in South Carolina: A Chapter of by Walter Allen (1888)
"The Election on November 7th Accomplished without bloodshed — Excitement Regarding
the Result ... But the voting itself was accomplished without bloodshed. ..."
2. Borough Customs by Mary Bateson (1904)
"In a Charge of bloodshed where there is Risk of Death. Fordwich, cap. ... (If
any be convicted of bloodshed i Similarly Hastings, cap. ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"terminated the civil war, with less difficulty and bloodshed than be might
naturally expect, he employed the winter months of his residence at Milan to ..."
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