bloody battle
- carnageWidespread violent death
- slaughterKilling for meat
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
massacre · clash · swords · fallen · wounds · gore · fierce · brutal · violent · siege · charge · cavalry · trenches · death · screams · chaos · victory · defeat
violence and destruction
bloody battlepeace
Freedom from disturbance
peaceful resolution · nonviolent protest · ceasefire · truce · armistice
conflict intensity
bloody battleskirmish
Brief, limited combat
standoff · cold war · war of words · walkover · stalemate
social/political process
bloody battlediplomatic accord
Formal agreement between nations
treaty signing · peace summit · compromise · mediation · arbitration