Bloodshed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the shedding of blood resulting in murder

indiscriminate slaughter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænoʊˌɪsts/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɒnzsmɪθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɒnzsmɪθ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈænoʊˌɪsts/.

Examples

he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen
a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bloodbath bloodletting gore battue

Parts of Speech

noun	the shedding of blood resulting in murder “he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen”
noun	indiscriminate slaughter “a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered”

Word Forms

gore

verb

wound by piercing with a sharp or penetrating object or instrument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blutvergießen

Blutvergießen mit Mord

🇫🇷French

effusion de sang

l'effusion de sang entraînant un meurtre

🇪🇸Spanish

matanza

el derramamiento de sangre que resulta en asesinato

🇮🇹Italian

spargimento di sangue

lo spargimento di sangue con conseguente omicidio

🇳🇱Dutch

bloedvergieten

het vergieten van bloed resulterend in moord

🇵🇹Portuguese

derramamento de sangue

o derramamento de sangue resultando em assassinato

🇷🇺Russian

кровопролитие

пролитие крови, повлекшее за собой убийство

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रक्तपात

खून बहाने के परिणामस्वरूप हत्या हुई

🇧🇩Bengali

রক্তপাত

রক্তপাতের ফলে হত্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

இரத்தக்களரி

கொலையில் விளைந்த இரத்தம் சிந்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

రక్తపాతం

హత్యకు దారితీసిన రక్తపాతం

🇮🇳Marathi

रक्तपात

रक्त सांडल्याने खून होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

રક્તપાત

લોહી વહેવું જે હત્યામાં પરિણમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ರಕ್ತಪಾತ

ಕೊಲೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾದ ರಕ್ತದ ಹರಿವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്തച്ചൊരിച്ചിൽ

കൊലപാതകത്തിൽ കലാശിച്ച രക്തച്ചൊരിച്ചിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੂਨ-ਖਰਾਬਾ

ਖੂਨ ਵਹਾਉਣਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਕਤਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خونریزی

خون بہانا جس کے نتیجے میں قتل ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流血

流血导致谋杀

🇯🇵Japanese

流血

殺人を引き起こす血の流出

🇰🇷Korean

유혈

살인을 초래한 피흘림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đổ máu

đổ máu dẫn đến án mạng

🇹🇭Thai

การนองเลือด

การนองเลือดทำให้เกิดการฆาตกรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

pertumpahan darah

pertumpahan darah yang mengakibatkan pembunuhan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagdanak ng dugo

ang pagdanak ng dugo na nagreresulta sa pagpatay

🇲🇾Malay

pertumpahan darah

pertumpahan darah yang mengakibatkan pembunuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إراقة الدماء

سفك الدماء الذي يؤدي إلى القتل

🇮🇷Persian

خونریزی

ریختن خون که منجر به قتل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kan dökülmesi

cinayetle sonuçlanan kan dökülmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁפִיכַת דָמִים

שפיכת דם שגרמה לרצח

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