bloodlust

See also: blood lust

English

Etymology

From blood +‎ lust.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈblʌdˌlʌst/

Noun

bloodlust (countable and uncountable, plural bloodlusts)

A desire for bloodshed and carnage, often aroused in the heat of battle and leading to uncontrolled slaughter and torture.

Synonyms

Translations

the desire for bloodshed

Bulgarian: кръвожадност (bg) f (krǎvožadnost)
Danish: blodtørst c
Dutch: bloedlust n
Finnish: verenhimo
French: soif de sang f

Italian: sete di sangue f
Portuguese: sede de sangue f
Russian: кровожа́дность (ru) m (krovožádnostʹ), жа́жда крови (žážda krovi)
Spanish: sed de sangre
Swedish: blodtörst

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