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bloodshed

bloods·hed

UK/ˈblʌdˌʃɛd/ US/ˈblʌˌdʃɛd/ fairly common

noun

1.

the shedding of blood resulting in murder

  • “he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen”
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Origin

From attested early forms of such phrases as "there was much blood shed"; equivalent to blood + shed, past participle of shed.

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