bloodlust

noun

blood·​lust ˈbləd-ˌləst How to pronounce bloodlust (audio)
: desire for bloodshed

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There’s a calming vibe to cleaning house, even if the means of doing so happens to be carving through a sea of people in bloodlust. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025 Wilds lives up to this side of the series, though Capcom seems to be reckoning somewhat with its meat-eating bloodlust. Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025 Equally possible: the automotive slaughter was nothing more than bloodlust. David Axe, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 Perhaps Knock is unsettling because he is being brainwashed by Orlok to view his inhumane bloodlust as his salvation. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bloodlust 

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bloodlust was in 1848

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“Bloodlust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodlust. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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