bloodthirst en · NOUN
Etymology
From blood + thirst.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An eagerness for bloodshed.
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.
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blood-thirst | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
is drápslöngun (eagerness for bloodshed) · sv blodtörst (eagerness for bloodshed) · pl krwiożerczość (eagerness for bloodshed) · is drápsfýsn (eagerness for bloodshed) · da blodtørst (eagerness for bloodshed) · nb blodtørst (eagerness for bloodshed) · nb blodtørste (eagerness for bloodshed) · uk кровоже́рність (eagerness for bloodshed) · de Blutdurst (eagerness for bloodshed) · bg жажда за кръв (eagerness for bloodshed) · bg кръвожадност (eagerness for bloodshed) · et verejanu (eagerness for bloodshed) · nn blodtyrst (eagerness for bloodshed) · uk кровоже́рливість (eagerness for bloodshed) · nn blodtørst (eagerness for bloodshed) · nl bloeddorst (eagerness for bloodshed) · ru кровожа́дность (eagerness for bloodshed)