Bloodshed
Bloodshed noun - The shedding of blood resulting in murder.
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Synonyms for Bloodshed
Conflict
Conflict noun - A lack of agreement or harmony.
Bloodshed and conflict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bloodshed" instead a noun "Conflict".
Nearby Words: conflicting, conflicted
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- engagement and bloodshed
- engagement and conflict
- hostility and bloodshed
- hostility and conflict
- action and bloodshed
- action and conflict
- brush and bloodshed
- brush and conflict
- encounter and bloodshed
- encounter and conflict
- contest and bloodshed
- contest and conflict
- struggle and bloodshed
- struggle and conflict
How words are described
| direct | direct bloodshed | direct conflict |
| future | future bloodshed | future conflict |
| endless | endless bloodshed | endless conflict |
| true | true bloodshed | true conflict |
| Other adjectives: actual, real, perpetual, constant, violent, massive, great, serious, huge, little, potential, main, civil, major, further, recent, resulting. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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He doesn't actually want to hurt anyone, so he develops an Ax-Crazy persona to intimidate targets of his piracy, causing them to surrender prior to the battle, and avoiding any conflict or bloodshed.
Source: Terror Hero -
It renders him nigh unkillable, but curses him to a life filled with extreme conflict and bloodshed.
Source: Manhwa / Chonchu - Not to mention how the conflict and bloodshed of chapter 1 could've easily been avoided if Zeearie had actually explained why she needed the silver shards.
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