bloodguilt

Definition of bloodguiltnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodguilt
Noun
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed sorrow over the accident and announced monetary relief for the victims’ families.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Parents expressed sorrow at seeing a pillar of their children’s music journey gone too soon.
    David John Chávez, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • When the players return to training on Monday afternoon, Roberto De Zerbi will have no time for anyone dwelling on their sadness or disappointment.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Welch’s voice is as unique as her music, thick with sadness one verse, airy and crystalline the next.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Nataliia’s death sparked a period of national grief.
    Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In her latest Netflix action effort, Theron plays a woman who sets off on a trip to Australia to soothe her grief but unwittingly crosses paths with Egerton’s unnerving hunter, who forces her into a game of cat and mouse.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mavromatis, in a complaint filed on Wednesday in North Carolina federal court, alleges violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act, wrongful discharge and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Her suit accuses the company of violating the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, and wrongfully terminating her.
    Irin Carmon, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • He was injured and absent from the squad that lost the Championship play-off final here two years ago, but, on this occasion, he would not be spared that especially severe kind of anguish under the arch.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Yet, Seth and Bynum are skeptical of Herold, whose torment and anguish cloaks him better than his long grey coat.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Bloodguilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodguilt. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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