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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the shedding of blood resulting in murder;
- Example: "he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"
[syn: bloodshed, gore]

2. indiscriminate slaughter;
- Example: "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"
- Example: "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"
- Example: "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"
- Example: "a huge prison battue was ordered"
[syn: bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bloodshed \Blood"shed`\, n. [Blood + shed]
   The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of
   shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or
   murder.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bloodshed
    n 1: the shedding of blood resulting in murder; "he avenged the
         bloodshed of his kinsmen" [syn: bloodshed, gore]
    2: indiscriminate slaughter; "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" [syn: bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed,
       battue]