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bloodthirst

bloodthirst noun: an eagerness for bloodshed.

Noun

bloodthirst (uncountable)

  1. An eagerness for bloodshed.
    • The other surprise is the lack of bloodthirst. The Hound doesn’t lift a finger against his brother, and everyone walks away from the Dragon Pit alive except the wight, but he wasn’t alive to begin with.2017 August 27, Brandon Nowalk, “Game Of Thrones slows down for the longest, and best, episode of the season (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club

Forms of bloodthirst

alternative formblood-thirst

Origin of bloodthirst

From blood + thirst.

Questions about bloodthirst

What does bloodthirst mean?
Bloodthirst means an eagerness for bloodshed.
What part of speech is bloodthirst?
Bloodthirst is a noun.

Words near bloodthirst in the dictionary

  1. bloodswap
  2. bloodswaps
  3. Bloodsworth
  4. Bloodsworths
  5. bloodtest
  6. bloodthirst
  7. bloodthirster
  8. bloodthirsters
  9. bloodthirstier
  10. bloodthirstiest
  11. bloodthirstily

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