blood sport
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sport involving the killing or the shedding of blood of persons or animals.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Any activity that revels in the misfortune of others, or taking advantage of others.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The way she said, “Are you not entertained?”—surely we both knew it was a quote from Gladiator, a movie in which a hero falls from grace, is forced to perform blood sport for the pleasure of spectators, and emerges victorious, having survived humiliation and debasement to soar higher than ever."
- "Shopping here is bloodsport, and you are the game, but the vendors are friendly."
- "Debating the topic, of course, is practically a blood sport. There is an essay genre devoted to “Leaving New York.”"