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The shedding or spilling of blood as part of war or conflict

The act of killing, especially on a mass scale

Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt or damage

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system

Noun

The shedding or spilling of blood as part of war or conflict

military action

passage of arms

military operation

significant contact

exchange of blows

passage at arms

armed confrontation

rough-and-tumble

rough and tumble

breach of the peace

knock-down-drag-out

outbreak of violence

wrestling match

physical encounter

course of action

military campaign

armed hostilities

counterinsurgency

bit of argy-bargy

armed aggression

affair of honour

affair of honor

meeting for satisfaction of honour

act of aggression

organization^US

mobilization^US

organisation^UK

mobilisation^UK

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“Or will it deepen old wounds, increase sectarian tension, and fuel more bloodshed?”

Noun

The act of killing, especially on a mass scale

ethnic cleansing

mass destruction

indiscriminate bloodshed

putting to death

wholesale slaughter

night of the long knives

victimization^US

victimisation^UK

second-degree murder

first-degree murder

indiscriminate killing

wholesale killing

contract killing

capital punishment

insurrectionism

search and destroy

taking of someone's life

race extermination

scene of carnage

mass extermination

wholesale murder

putting to sleep

act of violence

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“Violence is rare, but once started often escalates quickly to bloodshed and serious injury.”

Noun

Behaviour involving physical force intended to hurt or damage

bloodthirstiness

destructiveness

strong-arm tactics

cruel treatment

lack of control

lack of restraint

rough treatment

hard-heartedness

cold-bloodedness

remorselessness

cold-heartedness

inconsiderateness

unforgivingness

stone-heartedness

hardheartedness

lack of sympathy

lack of feeling

lack of compassion

insensitiveness

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Noun

A forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system

insubordination

act of defiance

act of resistance

seizure of power

guerrilla activity

underground activity

government takeover

reign of terror

civil disobedience

fighting in the streets

breach of the peace

palace revolution

refusal to obey

refusal to obey orders

destabilization^US

irresponsibility

lack of control

lack of restraint

destabilisation^UK

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

absence of government

fomentation of discontent

incitement to riot

incitement to rebellion

discombobulation

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