Bloodshed
Bloodshed noun - The shedding of blood resulting in murder.
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Holocaust
Holocaust noun - The killing of a large number of people.
Usage example: as many as 2,000,000 people may have perished in the holocaust perpetrated by Cambodia's Khmer Rouge
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- massacre and bloodshed
- massacre and holocaust
- annihilation and bloodshed
- annihilation and holocaust
- murder and bloodshed
- murder and holocaust
- destruction and bloodshed
- destruction and holocaust
- killing and bloodshed
- killing and holocaust
- shambles and bloodshed
- shambles and holocaust
- slaughter and bloodshed
- slaughter and holocaust
How words are described
| actual | actual bloodshed | actual holocaust |
| massive | massive bloodshed | massive holocaust |
| great | great bloodshed | great holocaust |
| little | little bloodshed | little holocaust |
| Other adjectives: major, possible, inevitable, subsequent, imminent, resulting. | ||
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