Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloodstained

/ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: blood-stained
IPA: /ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.

adj

Having the color of something which has been stained with blood.

adj

Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder.

adj

Guilty of wrongdoing.

Example Sentences

"This self-delusion is even more the case with Trotsky, whose bloodstained intolerance is generally passed over because the 1960s student generation pretended then, and pretends still, that Trotsky was in some way a freedom-loving, Gulag-free alternative to Stalin."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der.? Proto-Germanic *blōþą Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood English blood English stained English bloodstained From blood + stained.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/

Inflected Forms

more bloodstained (comparative) most bloodstained (superlative) blood-stained (alternative)

Phrases

blood-stained cockatoo

Frequently Paired Words

bloodsoaked

Synonyms

bloody gory

Questions

How do you pronounce bloodstained?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈblʌdˌsteɪnd/.
What does bloodstained mean?: Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood.
Where does bloodstained come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃-der.? Proto-Germanic *blōþą Proto-West Germanic *blōd Old English blōd Middle English blood English blood English stained English bloodstained From blood + stained.

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