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Bloodsoaked vs Bloodshed - What's the difference?

bloodsoaked | bloodshed |

As an adjective bloodsoaked

is soaked in blood.

As a noun bloodshed is

the shedding or spilling of blood.

bloodsoaked

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Soaked in blood.
    • bloodsoaked garments
  • Marked by bloodshed.
    • the bloodsoaked purge

    See also

    * bloodstained

    bloodshed

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bloudshed (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The shedding or spilling of blood.
  • A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
  • (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
  • (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.

    • Synonyms

    * bloodletting * bloodbath, carnage

    Related terms

    * bloodshedder * bloodshedding

    References

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