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What does bloodshed mean?

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Noun
  1. The shedding or spilling of blood.
  2. A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
  3. (obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
  4. (obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
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But I couldn't begin to weigh the potential bloodshed against the potential benefits.
Support for the so called resistance or newer anti-occupation forces will mean bloodshed on a much greater scale than there is at present.
Friends josh one another about rites whose public practice incites bloodshed in some other countries, such as Pakistan.
He criticised martial law but warned of bloodshed and civil war, counselling patience rather than defiance.
The local people, he said, were more firm in their resolution to end violence and bloodshed.
While the feared large-scale violence didn't happen, the vote was marred by bloodshed and unrest.

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