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noun blood·bath \ ˈbləd-ˌbath , -ˌbäth \

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

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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

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Last week’s Game of Thrones had all the makings of a bloodbath.

— scott meslow, GQ, "It's Time for Game of Thrones to Kill Tyrion Lannister," 24 Aug. 2017
Um, what?! Besides including classic SpongeBob reference die-hard fans will love, Narmak turned Bikini Bottom into a type of mini Battle Royale bloodbath.

— stacey grant, Seventeen, "This "SpongeBob SquarePants" Anime Opening Is Low-Key Nightmare Fuel," 24 Aug. 2017
The president*went off to Arizona on Tuesday night to what very well might be a powder magazine, and that's not even to mention the fact that the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate already has turned into something of a bloodbath.

— charles p. pierce, Esquire, "What Happens Next in Arizona?," 22 Aug. 2017
Liu and his fellow hunger-strikers, fearing a bloodbath in the square, acted as negotiators between military forces and the remaining demonstrators.

— harrison smith, Alaska Dispatch News, "Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize laureate imprisoned in China, dies at 61," 13 July 2017
The EU also fears renewed instability in the region, which went through a bloodbath during the 1990s ethnic wars.

— jovana gec, The Seattle Times, "EU seeks to assure Balkans at summit, despite own problems," 12 July 2017
And while the prospect of a psychedelic bloodbath is sure to please all you Tarantino film fans out there, this is exactly the kind of story the director really should bring to TV.

— joanna robinson, vanityfair.com, "Why Quentin Tarantino’s New Manson Family Project Should Be a TV Show," 11 July 2017
And while the prospect of a psychedelic bloodbath is sure to please all you Tarantino film fans out there, this is exactly the kind of story the director really should bring to TV.

— joanna robinson, HWD, "Why Quentin Tarantino’s New Manson Family Project Should Be a TV Show," 11 July 2017
And the bloodbath won’t end soon: this winter, a report by Moody’s Investors Service found that debt maturities were on their way to record levels in the next five years.

— phil wahba, PEOPLE.com, "True Religion Brand Jeans Files for Bankruptcy," 6 July 2017

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1814

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massacre, butchery, carnage, death, holocaust, slaughter

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: a violent and cruel killing of many people

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