bloodbath

blood·bath

noun \ˈbləd-ˌbath, -ˌbäth\

: a violent and cruel killing of many people

Full Definition of BLOODBATH

1

:  a great slaughter

2

a :  a notably fierce, violent, or destructive contest or struggle <the campaign has become a bloodbath>

b :  a major economic disaster <a market bloodbath>

Examples of BLOODBATH

1. Thousands of people were murdered in the bloodbath.
2. <one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath>

First Known Use of BLOODBATH

1846

Related to BLOODBATH

Synonyms

massacre, butchery, carnage, death, holocaust, slaughter

Related Words

bloodletting, bloodshed, foul play, homicide, killing, manslaughter, murder, slaying; mortality; annihilation, decimation, demolishing, destruction, devastation, eradication, extermination; genocide, pogrom; assassination, execution

Rhymes with BLOODBATH

base path, birdbath, bypath, flight path, footbath, footpath, glide path, half bath, new math, stop bath, sunbath, towpath, warpath