BLOODTHIRSTINESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disposition to shed blood

Synonyms:

bloodiness; bloodthirstiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("bloodthirstiness" is a kind of...):

disposition; temperament (your usual mood)

Derivation:

bloodthirsty (marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed)

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