bloodshed bloodshed

noun

() the shedding of blood resulting in murder  ( gore, bloodshed )
the shedding of blood resulting in murder
 he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen
he avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen

indiscriminate slaughter  ( battue, bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed )
indiscriminate slaughter
 a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
 ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
 the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
 a huge prison battue was ordered
a huge prison battue was ordered