as in brutality
the desire to kill or to see people killed
warriors inflamed by bloodlust
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Recent Examples of bloodlust
Rather than using the salvation of Tommy as an excuse to inadvertently kill those who wronged her, Ellie’s bloodlust is on full display to Dina.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
In the heat of its bloodlust, the weasel had killed the entire flock.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
The movie quickly establishes itself as a revenge narrative, and each bad guy goes down in a way designed to suit the viewer’s justified bloodlust.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 29 May 2025
To me, the most satisfying thing would to see him be tortured by all the women he’s hurt before, but that that would satisfy bloodlust.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025
In the heat of its bloodlust, the weasel had killed the entire flock.
—Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
The movie quickly establishes itself as a revenge narrative, and each bad guy goes down in a way designed to suit the viewer’s justified bloodlust.
—Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 29 May 2025
To me, the most satisfying thing would to see him be tortured by all the women he’s hurt before, but that that would satisfy bloodlust.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodlust
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The spectacle was carried out with breathtaking emptiness, revealing American values while glorifying Putin’s brutality.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The city has previously denied using tows to make money and has denied claims that Furman was engaged in police brutality, noting he was investigated by Michigan State Police in one incident but cleared.—
Tresa Baldas,
Freep.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The savagery on display should be terrifying, but in a world where humans are so divorced from their actions, everything feels plastic, random, pointless.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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In the 2000 Loser, Jason Biggs plays Paul, a sweet but unhip Midwestern kid who gets a scholarship to NYU, only to be met with the sneering savagery of his rich-kid roommates.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 July 2025
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The driver was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of DUI and two counts of willful cruelty to a child.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Norwalk police on April 22 arrested her on one count of animal cruelty, records show.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
6 Aug. 2025
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Making the loser give an address after a Grand Slam final defeat is another aspect of tennis’s unrivalled sadism.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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All circled the same themes: surveillance, body image, sadism, hyperfemininity, male (heterosexual) desire and women’s obligation to fulfill it.—
Dayna Tortorici,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The vast majority of us see that as an act of cultural barbarity.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Aug. 2025
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The new episodes have all the flaws of the misguided Season 2, including that the show's core anticapitalist message has been swept aside in favor of more action set pieces and ceaseless barbarity.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Bloodlust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodlust. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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