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
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
For example, this cleanser imbues pimples with a conscious mind and wrathful spirit, compelling them to destroy their creator in a grisly bloodbath of unfathomable agony.
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Ysabel Yates, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2023
But instead of celebrating the fighters’ bravery and service, the award ceremony turned into a bloodbath.
—Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
More than a century later, a World War I soldier who disappeared at the height of the bloodbath in 1917 was laid to rest in Europe on Wednesday. Pvt.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, awoke Saturday morning to news of a bloodbath.
—Adam Rasgon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
September would typically be a bloodbath of network premieres.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
As for the league generally, the AFC is going to be a bloodbath.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
Aside from aiding Republicans by making the 2022 races more competitive, the special master congressional map also cemented a Democratic bloodbath by pitting multiple incumbents on a collision course.
—Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2023
Ecuador’s prison riot: Drug cartels, overcrowded cells and a bloodbath
Journalists questioned how, in a prison system that rarely grants access to camera operators, a video crew was able to film its most prominent inmate.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
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Ysabel Yates, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2023
But instead of celebrating the fighters’ bravery and service, the award ceremony turned into a bloodbath.
—Anastacia Galouchka, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
More than a century later, a World War I soldier who disappeared at the height of the bloodbath in 1917 was laid to rest in Europe on Wednesday. Pvt.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
Mousa Abu Marzouk, a senior political leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, awoke Saturday morning to news of a bloodbath.
—Adam Rasgon, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
September would typically be a bloodbath of network premieres.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
As for the league generally, the AFC is going to be a bloodbath.
—Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
Aside from aiding Republicans by making the 2022 races more competitive, the special master congressional map also cemented a Democratic bloodbath by pitting multiple incumbents on a collision course.
—Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 9 Apr. 2023
Ecuador’s prison riot: Drug cartels, overcrowded cells and a bloodbath
Journalists questioned how, in a prison system that rarely grants access to camera operators, a video crew was able to film its most prominent inmate.
—Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodbath. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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