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 the latest episode ended with a huge surprise for one major character after a major showdown, the brothers said the series won’t be ending with a bloodbath. —Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025

The bloodbath followed Louisiana’s fiercely contested 1872 gubernatorial election, where supporters of the white supremacist candidate refused to accept his defeat and set out to install their own local officials in Grant Parish. —Equal Justice Initiative, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025

The bloodbath began at the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit in Hong Kong. —Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025

As one of Stephen King‘s scariest pieces of IP gets the HBO Max series treatment, the bloodbath has commenced with the first episode. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025

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