bloodlust

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈblʌdˌlʌst

Definitions

A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españolacucia sanguinolenta apetito sanguinario deseo sanguinolujuria sanguínea polidipsia hemática sed de sangre

Françaissoif de sang

DeutschBlutrausch Mordlust

7 more languages

Italianosete di sangue

日本語殺気

Nederlandsbloedlust

Portuguêssede de sangue

Русскийжа́жда крови кровожа́дность

Svenskablodtörst

Examples

“Yet the blood lust was on me now. I found myself on my feet emptying one magazine, then the other, clicking open ⟳ the breech to re-load, snapping it to again, while cheering and yelling with pure ferocity and joy of slaughter as I did so.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
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See also

bloodmage bloodmeal bloodmobile bloodmonger bloodmouth bloodnut

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