Meaning : The shedding of blood resulting in murder.
Example :
He avenged the bloodshed of his kinsmen.
Synonyms : gore
Meaning : Indiscriminate slaughter.
Example :
A bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered.
Ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name.
The valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder.
A huge prison battue was ordered.
Synonyms : battue, bloodbath, bloodletting