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blood·shed
 bloodshed
- pronunciation:
- bluhd
shed
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noun |
| definition: |
the spilling of blood through injury or violence, esp. the destruction of living beings; warfare.
An agreement was reached without bloodshed.- synonyms:
- bloodletting, violence, warfare
- similar words:
- blood, bloodbath, butchery, carnage, killing, massacre, slaughter, war
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| related words: |
murder |
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