blood lust
Craving for carnage
Blood lust is a fierce desire to kill or see blood shed.
The term suggests something primal and barely controllable—a craving for violence that overwhelms reason: The soldiers were consumed by blood lust.
It extends to intense competitive aggression: You could see the blood lust in the boxer's eyes.
Also spelled bloodlust.
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- thirstNeed for fluid
- violenceHarmful physical force
- berserkersFrenzied Norse warriors
- rageIntense, violent anger
seeing red · red mist · war · bloodthirsty · passion · sadism · predation · feeding frenzy · aggression · fury · vengeance · obsession · hunger · primal urge · want · need · gladiatorial combat · kill or be killed
blood lustpeace
Freedom from disturbance
peacefulness · pacifism · nonviolence · gentleness · harmlessness
blood lustmercy
Compassion toward offenders
compassion · tenderness · clemency · kindness · empathy
blood lustself-control
Ability to restrain impulses
restraint · composure · equanimity · temperance · forbearance
blood, lust, bloods, bloody, bloodied, bloodying, bloodier, bloodiest, bloodless