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butchery vs bloodshed

bloodshed vs butchery

butchery and bloodshed both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
butchery Yes No No No
bloodshed Yes No No No
As nouns, bloodshed is a hyponym of butchery; that is, bloodshed is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than butchery:
  • butchery: the savage and excessive killing of many people
  • bloodshed: indiscriminate slaughter
Other hyponyms of butchery include battue, bloodbath, bloodletting.
butchery (noun) bloodshed (noun)
the business of a butcher indiscriminate slaughter
the savage and excessive killing of many people the shedding of blood resulting in murder
a building where animals are butchered
Difference between butchery and bloodshed

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