Meanings
nounbloodthirst (uncountable)
alternative blood-thirst
- uncountableAn 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
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian кръвожадност, жажда за кръв
- кръвожадност (krăvožadnost)eagerness for bloodshed
- жажда за кръв (žažda za krăv)eagerness for bloodshed
Danish blodtørst
- blodtørsteagerness for bloodshed
Dutch bloeddorst
- bloeddorsteagerness for bloodshed
Estonian verejanu
- verejanueagerness for bloodshed
German Blutdurst
- Blutdursteagerness for bloodshed
Icelandic drápsfýsn, drápslöngun
- drápsfýsneagerness for bloodshed
- drápslönguneagerness for bloodshed
Norwegian Bokmål blodtørst, blodtørste
- blodtørsteagerness for bloodshed
- blodtørsteeagerness for bloodshed
Polish krwiożerczość
- krwiożerczośćeagerness for bloodshed
Russian кровожа́дность
- кровожа́дность (krovožádnostʹ)eagerness for bloodshed
Swedish blodtörst
- blodtörsteagerness for bloodshed
Ukrainian кровоже́рність, кровоже́рливість
- кровоже́рність (krovožérnistʹ)eagerness for bloodshed
- кровоже́рливість (krovožérlyvistʹ)eagerness for bloodshed
Cite this entry
APA
bloodthirst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodthirst
MLA
“bloodthirst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodthirst. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bloodthirst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bloodthirst.
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