bloodshed

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between bloodshed and violence

is that bloodshed is (obsolete) a bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye while violence is (obsolete) ravishment; rape; violation.

As nouns the difference between bloodshed and violence

is that bloodshed is the shedding or spilling of blood while violence is extreme force.

As an adjective bloodsoaked

is soaked in blood.

As a noun bloodshed is

the shedding or spilling of blood.

In obsolete terms the difference between bloodshed and massacre

is that bloodshed is a bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye while massacre is murder.

As nouns the difference between bloodshed and massacre

is that bloodshed is the shedding or spilling of blood while massacre is the intentional killing of a considerable number of human beings, under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the norms of civilized people.

As a verb massacre is

to kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the norms of civilized people; to butcher; to slaughter. Often limited to the killing of human beings.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and bloodshed

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while bloodshed is the shedding or spilling of blood.

As nouns the difference between bloodshed and bloodthirst

is that bloodshed is the shedding or spilling of blood while bloodthirst is an eagerness for bloodshed.