bloodlust
noun
blood·lust
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Definition of bloodlust
: desire for bloodshed
Examples of bloodlust in a Sentence
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Nebraska 1995 averaged over 63 points in its first three games, but that team had a bloodlust for pain from beginning to end. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "What Alabama’s offense needs isn’t on paper," 27 Aug. 2019 Stripped of their bloodlust, what, after all, are vampires and zombies but insomniacs with bad taste? — Ron Charles Critic, Washington Post, "I can’t sleep. And all the books about not sleeping aren’t helping.," 21 Aug. 2019 Outside, the bloodlust was running deep and cold as workers inside the jail grounds fashioned a makeshift gallows out of wood under a carnival tent, set up to shield the gawkers. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: One high school gym, two states, and the midcourt stripe has a secret," 3 July 2019 Michael, in his quirky, eccentric bloodlust, can just keep going and going. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Halloween’s post-credits “scene,” explained," 20 Oct. 2018 Trail of Lightning begins long after Maggie and Neizgháni have split up due to his concern over her bloodlust and and extreme violence. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, "Trail of Lightning is a breathtaking Native American urban fantasy adventure," 26 June 2018 To write a character like Villanelle, a woman motivated by bloodlust, greed, and spite, is not an inherently revolutionary act, even amid the dearth of complex female archetypes in pop culture. — Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, "Killing Eve and the Riddle of Why Women Kill," 28 May 2018 Taking the time to ripen Jon’s prey only makes pulling the trigger on his bloodlust increasingly difficult. — Steven Strom, Ars Technica, "Vampyr review: Dead in the daylight," 6 June 2018 Comer and Haig play this horror climax perfectly, as Villanelle’s bloodlust rises in tandem with Bill’s panic. — Caroline Framke, Vox, "Killing Eve’s funny, frightening third episode shows why it’s the best TV surprise of the year," 29 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bloodlust.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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bloodlust
noun
English Language Learners Definition of bloodlust
: the desire to kill or to see people killed
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