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bloodshot

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

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She said she was perfectly fine but I could tell she was tired; her eyes were all bloodshot.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bloodshot eyes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From blood + shot.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy) — reddened and inflamed
  • Bulgarian: кървясал (kǎrvjasal) — reddened and inflamed
  • Bulgarian: зачервен — reddened and inflamed
  • Cornish: gwythiek — reddened and inflamed
  • Dutch: bloeddoorlopen — reddened and inflamed
  • Faroese: blóðsprongdur — reddened and inflamed
  • Finnish: verestävä — reddened and inflamed
  • French: injecté — reddened and inflamed
  • German: blutunterlaufen — reddened and inflamed
  • Ancient Greek: ὕφαιμος (húphaimos) — reddened and inflamed
  • Hindi: क़िरमिज़ी (qirmizī) — reddened and inflamed
  • Irish: sreangach — reddened and inflamed
  • Japanese: 充血した (jūketsu shita) — reddened and inflamed
  • Macedonian: закрвавен (zakrvaven) — reddened and inflamed
  • Macedonian: вкрвавен (vkrvaven) — reddened and inflamed
  • Manx: jiarg — reddened and inflamed
  • Māori: pūwhero — reddened and inflamed
  • Māori: kohore — reddened and inflamed
  • Mongolian: цус хурсан (cus xursan) — reddened and inflamed
  • Norman: coui — reddened and inflamed
  • Persian: قرمزی (qermezi) — reddened and inflamed
  • Polish: przekrwiony — reddened and inflamed
  • Portuguese: injetado — reddened and inflamed
  • Portuguese: raiado — reddened and inflamed
  • Romanian: injectat — reddened and inflamed
  • Russian: нали́тый кро́вью (nalítyj króvʹju) — reddened and inflamed
  • Russian: воспалённый (vospaljónnyj) — reddened and inflamed
  • Spanish: sanguinolento — reddened and inflamed
  • Spanish: inyectado de sangre — reddened and inflamed
  • Swedish: blodsprängd — reddened and inflamed
  • Turkish: kan çanağı gibi — reddened and inflamed
  • Urdu: قرمزی (qirmizī) — reddened and inflamed