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Meaning of Bloodshed | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈblʌdˌʃɛd

Definitions

The shedding or spilling of blood.
literally, uncountable, usually
A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
uncountable, usually
The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
obsolete, uncountable, usually
A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
obsolete, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية إِرَاقَة الدَّم إراقة الدّماء سفك الدم

Azərbaycanca qırğın

Български клане кръвопролитие

Bosanski krvoproliće крвопролиће

Čeština krveprolití

Deutsch Blutbad Blutvergießen

Ελληνικά αιματοκύλισμα αιματοχυσία

Español carnicería derramamiento de sangre derramamiento sanguíneo derrame de sangre derrame hemático desparramamiento sanguinolento hechos de sangre matanza vertido sanguinario vertimiento sanguino

فارسی خونریزی

Suomi verenvuodatus verestys verilöyly veriuhri

Français carnage effusion de sang

Gaeilge doirteadh fola sreangshúil

Gàidhlig dòrtadh-fala fuil

हिन्दी कदन ख़ून-ख़राबा रक्तपात हिंसा

Hrvatski krvoproliće крвопролиће

Magyar vérontás

Italiano carneficina ecatombe spargimento di sangue

日本語刃傷沙汰流血

ქართული სისხლისღვრა

한국어 류혈 유혈

Nederlands bloedbad bloedoffer bloedvergieten slachting

Polski przelew krwi rozlew krwi

Português carnificina derramamento de sangue massacre

Русский кровопролитие резня

Српски krvoproliće крвопролиће

Svenska blodspillan blodsspillan blodsutgjutelse blodutgjutning

Kiswahili umwagaji damu

Українська кровопроли́ття́

Tiếng Việt đổ máu

Examples

“avoid bloodshed”

“The revolution resulted in heavy bloodshed.”

“political bloodshed”

“widespread bloodshed”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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