bloodbath

noun

blood·​bath ˈbləd-ˌbath 

-ˌbäth

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

Synonyms of bloodbath

• massacre
• slaughter

Examples of bloodbath in a Sentence

Thousands of people were murdered in the bloodbath.

one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath

Recent Examples on the Web

While protesters may be frightened and grieving after last month's bloodbath, they're not mollified. —Arkansas Online, 10 Feb. 2026

Crypto prices got absolutely rocked this week with Bitcoin falling nearly $15,000 in 24 hours—a bloodbath not seen since the collapse of crypto conman Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire back in 2022. —Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026

The Big Ten is a bloodbath, and the Wolverines are hanging on to second place by a thread after outlasting the Spartans in overtime. —Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026

This was the bloodbath Alan was teasing? —Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bloodbath

• footpath
• towpath
• warpath
• aftermath
• multipath
• psychopath
• hath
• lath
• math
• path
• rath
• spath