Meaning of bloodlust | Babel Free
ˈblʌdˌlʌstDefinitions
A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.
Equivalents
Español
acucia sanguinolenta
apetito sanguinario
deseo sanguino
lujuria sanguínea
polidipsia hemática
sed de sangre
Suomi
verenhimo
Français
soif de sang
Italiano
sete di sangue
日本語
殺気
Nederlands
bloedlust
Português
sede de sangue
Svenska
blodtörst
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
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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