aceldama
/əˈsɛldəmə/
noun
- A place of bloodshed or violence; a scene of slaughter or great conflict.
- The abandoned factory was an aceldama, with signs of a terrible struggle everywhere.
- The battlefield became an aceldama after the long and brutal war.
- Historians refer to the region as an aceldama due to the many battles fought there.
- A place or situation associated with betrayal, treachery, or great suffering.
- The meeting room felt like an aceldama after the shocking betrayal was revealed.
- The political scandal turned the capital into an aceldama of accusations and lies.
- For the whistleblower, the company headquarters had become an aceldama of broken trust.
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