Engelsk substantiv: bloodshed | |||
1. | bloodshed (om handling) the shedding of blood resulting in murder | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | gore | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | execution, murder, slaying | ||
2. | bloodshed (om handling) indiscriminate slaughter | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | battue, bloodbath, bloodletting | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | butchery, carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter | ||