Bloodlust

/ˈblʌdlʌst/ noun

Definition

An intense and uncontrollable desire to kill or harm others, especially during violence or war.

Etymology

Compound of 'blood' (from Old English) and 'lust' (from Old Norse 'lyst', meaning desire or appetite). Combined in English to describe savage craving for violence.

Kelly Says

Medieval writers invented 'bloodlust' to explain battlefield violence, but neuroscience now suggests that adrenaline and trauma responses create states that feel like uncontrollable desire—showing that old vocabulary was describing real neurochemistry.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደም ፍላጎ (dem flago)
dem fla-go
ARالعربية
عطش الدم (atsh ad-dam)
atsh ad-dam
BNবাংলা
রক্তের আকাঙ্ক্ষা (rakter akanksha)
rak-ter a-kan-ksha
CACatalà
desig de sang
de-sig de san-g
CSČeština
krvavá touha
kr-va-va tou-ha
DADansk
blodbegær
blod-be-gar
DEDeutsch
Blutdurst
bloot-doorst
ELΕλληνικά
επιθυμία αίματος (epithymia aimatos)
ep-ith-mee-a a-ee-ma-tos
ESEspañol
sed de sangre
sed de san-GREE
FAفارسی
عطش خون (atsh-e khoon)
atsh-e khoon
FISuomi
verenhimo
ve-ren-hi-mo
FRFrançais
soif de sang
swah duh san
GUGU
રક્તની કામગીરી (raktaani kamagiri)
rak-ta-ni kama-gi-ri
HAHA
auduga
au-du-ga
HEעברית
תאוות דם (ta'avot dam)
ta-av-ot dam
HIहिन्दी
रक्त की लालसा (rakt ki laalsaa)
rakt ki laal-sa
HUMagyar
vérbús
ver-boos
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehausan darah
ke-ha-usan darah
IGIG
nri
nri
ITItaliano
sete di sangue
se-teh di san-gwee
JA日本語
血の渇望 (ちのかつぼう)
chi no katsubou
KKKK
көк тамырдын ашу (kok tamyr dyn ashu)
kok tam-yr-dyn a-shu
KMKM
ចំណង់ឈាម (cham-nang chea)
cham-nang che-a
KO한국어
피의 갈망 (피의 갈망)
pi-ui gal-mang
MRMR
रक्ताची इच्छा (raktaachi ichcha)
rak-ta-achi ich-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
keinginan darah
ke-i-gan-an darah
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေ ချေး (shwe che)
shwe che
NLNederlands
bloedlust
bloed-lust
NONorsk
blodbegjær
blod-be-gjer
PAPA
ਖ਼ੂਨ ਦੀ ਈச்சਾ (khun di ichha)
kh-oon di ich-ha
PLPolski
ochta krwi
okh-ta krew-i
PTPortuguês
sede de sangue
se-deh de san-GUE
RORomână
dorința de sânge
do-rin-tsa de san-ghe
RUРусский
жажда крови
zhad-a kro-vi
SVSvenska
blodsbegär
blods-be-gar
SWKiswahili
hamu ya damu
ha-mu ya da-mu
TAதமிழ்
இரத்த விரும்பு (irath virumbu)
i-rath vi-rum-bu
TEతెలుగు
రక్తం కోరిక (raktāṁ kōrikā)
rak-taṁ ko-ri-ka
THไทย
ความปรารถนาเลือด (kwan pra-thana leud)
kwan pra-thana leud
TLTL
pagmamasang dugo
pa-gma-mas-ang doo-go
TRTürkçe
kan açgısı
kan a-ch-gi-si
UKУкраїнська
жага крові
zhag-a kro-vi
URاردو
خون کی خواہش (khun ki khawahish)
kho-n ki kha-wah-ish
VITiếng Việt
thèm máu
them mau
YOYO
agbara ẹrọ
a-gba-ra e-ro
ZH中文
嗜血 (shì xuè)
shi xue
ZUZU
umngqobi
um-ng-qo-bi

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