Definitions

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a desire for bloodshed.

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

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a desire for bloodshed

Etymologies

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From blood + lust

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Examples

  • John Doe from Canada writes: james c from Canada writes: what you refer to as bloodlust and hatred, others call justice.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2009

  • The only difference is now another family (the executed offender's family) has to grieve for the death of their family member too. what you refer to as bloodlust and hatred, others call justice. mike h from Edmonton, Canada writes: No matter how many more millions are thrown at trying to

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed 2009

  • We know what kind of music he listens to, how he uses jokes to lighten tough situations, that he's a movie nerd, that he eats ALOT, that he's dependent on his family, that he's loyal and and only becomes a leader when there is no one else that can take over (Whenever there's another hunter besides Sam around, Dean let's them take over, like John and Bobby and GORDON (in bloodlust) ... etc).

    TheTVaddict.com Interviews Eric Kripke | the TV addict 2007

  • Sectarian bloodlust is difficult to stop, and only the Iraqis can stop it.

    Leaving Iraq 2007

  • Sectarian bloodlust is difficult to stop, and only the Iraqis can stop it.

    Leaving Iraq 2007

  • But, the pro forma nature of Brooks’s bloodlust is a good thing.

    Huckabee (!) Carries Iowa Immigration Patriots; Ron Paul Asleep 2008

  • But, the pro forma nature of Brooks’s bloodlust is a good thing.

    Neocons Failing Upward 2008

  • But, the pro forma nature of Brooks’s bloodlust is a good thing.

    VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » Neocons Failing Upward 2008

  • After his memory is erased, the song is gone as well, but the bloodlust is a deeper part of him as he immediately takes the life of another victim in Montauk.

    Top 10 Movies Ruined by a Female Presence » Scene-Stealers 2009

  • Inventively enough, smaller bits of story pop in like a comic book panel, giving another perspective on how hard the enemy is scrambling to end Shank's bloodlust, which is something I couldn't get enough of.

    Gaming Age Online | Videogame News and Reviews 2010

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