bloodlust

Or blood lust

[bluhd-luhst]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

eagerness to engage in violence or bloodshed.
During the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror, the bloodlust of the mob raged unabated till it achieved a complete upheaval of French society.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodlust¹

First recorded in 1845–50; blood ( def. ) + lust ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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To take a step back to talk about the revolution on the show, I think people may, deservedly, have wanted more bloodlust, but you have to remember what show this is.

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"I think he was just in a bloodlust for any taxi driver who had given him a hard time," Terry says.

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Both Vigil and Tree, despite their differing perspectives, agreed there was a racist element to the bloodlust.

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With the psychological deftness of a cult leader, Trump is able to infiltrate the shadowed corners of America’s consciousness, casting a sinister silhouette that bends reality into a fevered hallucination of chaos and bloodlust.

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We’ve wanted this battle since Season 1, so we can’t blame Condal for reminding us that sometimes our fantasy bloodlust claims those who least deserve it along with the ones who have it coming.

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