bloodguilt

Definition of bloodguiltnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodguilt
Noun
  • Indeed, in Iran the slaughter of protesters by the Iranian Republican guards filled me with sorrow and outrage.
    Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
  • As the communities in Maui continue to rebuild their homes and their lives two years after the wildfires killed 102 people, the flooding added to the sorrow.
    Matt Gutman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Still, along with the sadness, there’s ample speculation in the art world and on social media that the artist himself orchestrated this round of naming.
    Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
  • No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Billy Randolph had shaped them and how his death had altered their lives, responses came after long pauses and were choked with grief.
    Emerson Clarridge Updated March 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Is such an existential shriek into the abyss, all while living in a society suffused by mind-numbing grief and nationalism, worth subjecting yourself to?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In recent years, the military has become increasingly dependent on chaplains to help address the growing numbers of troops in mental health distress.
    Tiffany Stanley, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • For the controller handling both ground and tower communications in this period, the United flight’s distress was a significant situation that posed its own concerns.
    Colleen Mondor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And while fans and teammates have embraced their former nemesis, his recent streak of three goals in two games have also produced memories of past April anguish.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Reinhart’s character, having woken up inside the ship, grapples with moments of doubt and anguish throughout the music video.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Bloodguilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodguilt. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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