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bloodlust

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK, US: /ˈblʌdˌlʌst/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a desire for bloodshed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: desire

History

Etymology

From blood + lust.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: кръвожадност (krǎvožadnost) — the desire for bloodshed
  • Czech: krvelačnost — the desire for bloodshed
  • Danish: blodtørst — the desire for bloodshed
  • Dutch: bloedlust — the desire for bloodshed
  • Finnish: verenhimo — the desire for bloodshed
  • French: soif de sang — the desire for bloodshed
  • German: Blutrausch — the desire for bloodshed
  • Ancient Greek: χάρμη (khármē) — the desire for bloodshed
  • Italian: sete di sangue — the desire for bloodshed
  • Polish: żądza krwi — the desire for bloodshed
  • Portuguese: sede de sangue — the desire for bloodshed
  • Romanian: sete de sânge — the desire for bloodshed
  • Russian: кровожа́дность (krovožádnostʹ) — the desire for bloodshed
  • Russian: жа́жда крови (žážda krovi) — the desire for bloodshed
  • Serbo-Croatian: крвожеђ — the desire for bloodshed
  • Spanish: sed de sangre — the desire for bloodshed
  • Spanish: lujuria sanguínea — the desire for bloodshed
  • Spanish: polidipsia hemática — the desire for bloodshed
  • Spanish: deseo sanguino — the desire for bloodshed
  • Spanish: apetito sanguinario — the desire for bloodshed
  • Spanish: acucia sanguinolenta — the desire for bloodshed
  • Swedish: blodtörst — the desire for bloodshed
  • Volapük: saseniäl — the desire for bloodshed