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Learn to pronounce blood·shed

/ˈblədˌSHed/
noun
the killing or wounding of people, typically on a large scale during a conflict.
"only serious compromises can prevent more bloodshed and violence"
synonyms: slaughter, slaying, killing, carnage, butchery, massacre, murder, bloodletting, bloodbath, gore, pogrom, genocide, violence, fighting, hostilities, conflict, warfare, war, battle, wounding, injury

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6 days ago · noun. blood·​shed ˈbləd-ˌshed. Synonyms of bloodshed. 1. : the shedding of blood.
6 days ago · a great amount of killing and injury: The government must find a way to restore order and end the bloodshed.
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noun · destruction of life, as in war or murder; slaughter. · the shedding shed of blood by injury, wound, etc.
/ˈblʌdʃɛd/ · noun. the shedding of blood resulting in murder. “he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen”. synonyms: gore. see moresee less. type of: execution, ...
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Bloodshed is violence in which people are killed or wounded. The government must increase the pace of reforms to avoid further bloodshed.
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[noncount] : the killing of people especially in a war. Years of violence and bloodshed have left much of the country in ruins.
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​the killing or wounding of people, usually during fighting or a war. The two sides called a truce to avoid further bloodshed.
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(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
bloodshed, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.
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fighting in which people are killed or injured: Peace talks have failed to end the bloodshed in the region.
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