blood-stained
Showing red evidence
Blood-stained describes something marked or discolored by blood, whether literally or figuratively.
A blood-stained shirt bears visible evidence of bleeding, while blood-stained hands may refer either to actual gore or metaphorically to guilt for violence or death.
The term appears frequently in crime reporting, historical accounts of battle, and literary descriptions of aftermath.
It carries more dramatic weight than simply "bloody," suggesting lasting evidence of violence.
Causing horror and disgust
- goryFull of bloodshed
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- morbidUnhealthily drawn to darkness
- horrificExtremely shocking and dreadful
grisly · sinister · grotesque · nightmarish · chilling · haunting · dreadful · ominous
Deliberate unlawful killing
- homicideCausing another's death
- victimOne harmed by another
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
- assaultViolent offensive act
stabbing · slaying · bloodshed · carnage · crime scene · foul play · manslaughter · killing
Coiled, or an injury
- bandageWound covering strip
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- lacerationTorn, ragged wound
hemorrhage · gash · cut · puncture · slash · scar · tissue · flesh
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- indelibleImpossible to remove
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
conscience · symbolism · redemption · sin · hands · imagery · Shakespeare · Raskolnikov
Combat engagement area
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- soldierArmed forces member
- swordHilted fighting blade
- bayonetRifle-mounted stabbing blade
uniform · trenches · carnage · slaughter · fallen · warrior · conflict · battle
Hereditary code molecule
- samplesSmall test portions
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- residueMatter left behind
splatter · spatter · swab · laboratory · examination · detection · identification · proof
gruesome
Causing horror and disgust
horrific · grisly · sinister · grotesque · nightmarish · chilling · haunting · dreadful · ominous · dark
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- homicideCausing another's death
- victimOne harmed by another
- perpetratorOne who commits wrongdoing
assault · stabbing · slaying · bloodshed · carnage · crime scene · foul play · manslaughter · killing · atrocity
wound
Coiled, or an injury
laceration · hemorrhage · gash · cut · puncture · slash · scar · tissue · flesh · severed
Lady Macbeth
innocence · conscience · symbolism · redemption · sin · hands · imagery · Shakespeare · Raskolnikov · washing
battlefield
Combat engagement area
bayonet · uniform · trenches · carnage · slaughter · fallen · warrior · conflict · battle · massacre
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
residue · splatter · spatter · swab · laboratory · examination · detection · identification · proof · clues