1.Definition: indiscriminate slaughter

"A bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered", "Ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name", "The valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder", "A huge prison battue was ordered"

Related Noun(s):battue, bloodbath

Category: General

2.Definition: the shedding of blood resulting in murder

"He avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen"

Related Noun(s):gore

Category: General