bloodthirst
Craving for violence
Bloodthirst is an intense craving for violence or killing.
The word appears most often in fantasy and gaming contexts, describing a warrior's or creature's drive to shed blood: The berserker's bloodthirst made him unstoppable in battle.
Outside those contexts, bloodthirsty is the more common form.
Deliberate unlawful killing
- killingCausing death deliberately
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- carnageWidespread violent death
- slaughterKilling for meat
brutality · savagery · gore · rampage · atrocity · mayhem · butchery · warfare
murder
Deliberate unlawful killing
- killingCausing death deliberately
- massacreLarge-scale unlawful killing
- carnageWidespread violent death
slaughter · brutality · savagery · gore · rampage · atrocity · mayhem · butchery · warfare · vengeance
hunt
Pursuit of quarry
kill · pounce · ambush · carnivore · fangs · claws · pack · alpha · scent · tracking
hunger
Need for nourishment
urge · longing · yearning · obsession · compulsion · fixation · frenzy · mania · addiction · drive
bloodthirstmercy
Compassion toward offenders
compassion · benevolence · humanitarianism · protectiveness · nurturing
bloodthirstpeacefulness
State of quiet tranquility
pacifism · nonviolence · dovishness · harmlessness · meekness
bloodthirstclemency
Merciful treatment of offenders
mercifulness · lenience · forgiveness · forbearance · magnanimity