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.

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

Why are Palestinians granted a license of bloodlust as an excusable remedy for their suffering?

His past lives all display a remarkable bloodlust, one he continues to discard.

[Laughs] I think of the Romans; a loss of humanity, in a way, and a people given to bloodlust.

This time, though, the camera phone of one of the attackers—members of the Sudanese Central Reserve Police—captured the bloodlust.

The Daily Pic: Drusus, heir to the empire of Rome, was known for his bloodlust.

The mob broke up uncertainly, with the disappearance of the focus for its concerted bloodlust.

Hate and bloodlust are not the attributes of a sound training under the American system.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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