bloodthirst
English
Alternative forms
- blood-thirst
Etymology
blood + thirst
Noun
bloodthirst (uncountable)
- An eagerness for bloodshed.
- 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:
- 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.
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Related terms
- bloodthirsty