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

More are coming in what could be a bloodbath of the profession. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026

Would the average viewer want to watch a bloodbath of small-ball hermeneutics? — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

For the 50th games, twice the amount of tributes were selected from each district to participate in the bloodbath that yields only one victor. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Amid the bloodbaths and whimsy, however, Eddie is evolving into someone new. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 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