bloodbath

noun

blood·​bath ˈbləd-ˌbath How to pronounce bloodbath (audio)
-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

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 As his coven of vampires eagerly takes over the mansion, feasting on the humans inside, Claudia gleefully takes part in the bloodbath. Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Oct. 2023 The generally good news in job growth, with the blowout report of 353,000 new jobs in January and months of gains in manufacturing, is confounded by employment bloodbaths among tech and media firms. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024 But their world is turned upside down and the fabric of their reality is ripped apart when wanted criminals show up at their door, turning their lives into a horrific bloodbath. William Earl, Variety, 20 Jan. 2024 Employees aren’t feeling motivated by their boss’s pre-holiday note Shah’s efforts to keep up profitably at the online home store come after last year’s share price bloodbath. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023 The epic bloodbath has almost disappeared down the memory hole. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023 The conclusion of the NFL regular season is always a bloodbath for the coaching staff. Brady Leonard, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024 And a middle-aged Asian man, head in hands, dispelled the mystery that hangs over Monterey Park to this day: why a 72-year-old would shoot 11 people to death, turning a celebration into a bloodbath and shattering a tightknit community. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023 But when the day finally came, what was supposed to have been a celebration of peace turned into a bloodbath. Anna Schecter, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bloodbath was in 1814

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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodbath. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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