as in brutality
the desire to kill or to see people killed
warriors inflamed by bloodlust
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Recent Examples of bloodlust
Setting the two of them ablaze is almost too easy, leaving Oz an extra beat to gaze into the flames of his burning enemies, indulging in the heat of the win, a bloodlust well satisfied.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Only evildoers proven guilty of murder were acceptable game to satisfy Dexter's bloodlust.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
This narrative represents Millennial Hollywood at its most opportunistic, trading social-justice platitudes for bloodlust.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The masses are kept distracted by extravagant spectacles, their bloodlust constantly fed even when their bellies are empty.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Only evildoers proven guilty of murder were acceptable game to satisfy Dexter's bloodlust.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
This narrative represents Millennial Hollywood at its most opportunistic, trading social-justice platitudes for bloodlust.
—Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
The masses are kept distracted by extravagant spectacles, their bloodlust constantly fed even when their bellies are empty.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for bloodlust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodlust
Noun
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Spanning from the 2014 Maidan Revolution to spring 2024, their story blends the glamour of drag with the brutality of war.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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The President has had a complicated history with the NFL, after criticizing players who kneeled during the national anthem in protest of police brutality and racial injustice during his first administration.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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First of all, of course, the savagery of the crime.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
26 Nov. 2024
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When the cop asks why the yakuza would do that, Suzie points to their general savagery.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
7 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Kyle Vigneault, 27, faces charges of first-degree manslaughter, risk of injury to a child and cruelty to persons, according to the Norwalk Police Department.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2025
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Instead, her countenance is ambiguous — stern, perhaps capable of cruelty, but not without a hint of kindness, as viewers have told him.—
Cody Cottier,
Discover Magazine,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Pavlovich’s allegations, like others against Gaiman, often involve acts associated with BDSM (bondage, domination, sadism, and masochism).—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2025
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To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Russian president also encouraged acts of barbarity against his critics.—
Andrei Kolesnikov,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2022
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Angle was just too good, too fast, and too pre-equipped to allow Lesnar to gain a real advantage, meaning that Lesnar had to rely on his powerhouse barbarity to come out on top.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2024
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“Bloodlust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodlust. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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