adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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General-American:/ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/
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CMU ARPABET:B L AH1 D S T EY2 N D
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bloody
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having the color of something which has been stained with blood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adj
Meaning 4
Guilty of wrongdoing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
covered with blood
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a bloodstained shirt
a gory dagger
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gory
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic inh Proto-West Germanic gem-pro>*blōþą>blood Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood English blood English stained English bloodstained From blood + stained.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
արյունոտ
(aryunot)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Belarusian:
акрыва́ўленны
(akryváwljenny)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Belarusian:
скрыва́ўлены
(skryváwljeny)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Belarusian:
крыва́вы
(kryvávy)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Bulgarian:
кърва́в
(kǎrváv)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Bulgarian:
кървя́щ
(kǎrvjášt)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Bulgarian:
окърва́вен
(okǎrváven)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Chinese Mandarin:
血污的
(xuèwū de, xuěwū de, xiěwū de)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Czech:
zakrvácený
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Czech:
zkrvavený
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Czech:
krvavý
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Finnish:
verinen
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Finnish:
veren tahrima
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
French:
taché de sang
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
French:
sanglant
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
French:
ensanglanté
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
German:
blutbefleckt
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Hindi:
लहू-लुहान
(lahū-luhān)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Irish:
fuilsmeartha
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Irish:
fordhearg
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Old Irish:
fuilech
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Japanese:
血塗れ
(chimamire)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Japanese:
血まみれの
(chimamire no)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Korean:
피투성이의
(pituseong'iui)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Korean:
핏자국이 있는
(pitjagugi inneun)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Kyrgyz:
колу кандуу
(kolu kanduu)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Latin:
cruentus
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Latin:
sanguineus
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Macedonian:
крвав
(krvav)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Old English:
blōdfāg
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Polish:
krwawy
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Polish:
zakrwawiony
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Russian:
окрова́вленный
(okrovávlennyj)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Russian:
крова́вый
(krovávyj)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Serbo-Croatian:
кр̏вав
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Serbo-Croatian:
kȑvav
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Slovak:
krvavý
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Slovak:
zakrvavený
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Slovene:
krvav
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Swedish:
blodfläckad
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Ukrainian:
закрива́влений
(zakryvávlenyj)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood
Ukrainian:
крива́вий
(kryvávyj)
— stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood