Definition of "bloodshed" in English

noun

1. (literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.

   • avoid bloodshed
   • The revolution resulted in heavy bloodshed.

2. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.

   • political bloodshed
   • widespread bloodshed

3. (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.

4. (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.