bloodlust
/ˈblʌdlʌst
/noun [mass noun]
Uncontrollable desire to kill or maim others: the victims of an insane killer’s bloodlust...
- Any intellectual who didn't manage to flee into exile was killed during his bloodlust.
- Nothing will sate their bloodlust and hatred other than to kill everyone of us or at least die trying.
- The driver let out a terrifying cry of bloodlust.