Bloodsheds

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Instances of violent conflict resulting in significant loss of life
2. The act or event of causing injury or death to many individuals, often in warfare or protests
3. Descriptive of situations marked by extreme violence and the resulting fatalities or suffering

Etymology: "Bloodsheds" is the plural of "bloodshed," a noun formed from "blood" and "shed," the past participle of the verb "shed," meaning to let something fall, spill or flow. The compound grew out of older phrases such as "there was much blood shed," in which "shed" was a participle describing blood that had been spilled, so the noun began as a description of an event rather than a coined term. Because "shed" is the same verb that gives us "shed a tear" and "shed light," the word carries the sense of blood spilling out, a meaning the compound preserved as it became a set noun. The plural form, which refers to several separate acts of bloodshed, is simply the regular plural of the noun.

Synonyms: massacres, slaughters, killings, carnage, deaths

Antonyms: peace, harmony, safety, protection, security