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bloodlust

noun blood·lust \-ˌləst\

: the desire to kill or to see people killed

Full Definition of BLOODLUST

:  desire for bloodshed
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First Known Use of BLOODLUST

1848

Rhymes with BLOODLUST

adjust, adust, august, blind trust, brain trust, combust, degust, disgust, distrust, encrust, entrust, in trust, leaf rust, mistrust, moondust, piecrust, robust, sawdust, stardust, unjust, upthrust

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