bloodbath

blood·bath | \ ˈbləd-ˌbath

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, -ˌbäth \

Definition of bloodbath

1 : a great slaughter

2a : 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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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 Turkey has justified its intervention, in part, by saying that it is aimed at preventing a bloodbath in Idlib. — Sarah Dadouch, BostonGlobe.com, "Russia, Turkey agree to cease-fire in Syria’s Idlib province," 5 Mar. 2020 CNBC Rich men Jack Ma, who only lost $1.1 billion in yesterday’s stock-market bloodbath, is now officially Asia’s richest person—Reliance chair Mukesh Ambani ceded the title after losing $5.8 billion. — David Meyer, Fortune, "This is no temporary market decline," 10 Mar. 2020 Traders had anticipated a bloodbath on Monday, after oil prices cratered overnight by 30 percent when ongoing talks between OPEC members did not produce an agreement on output cuts. — NBC News, "'Operations are our lifeblood': Delta tries to allay customer fears," 9 Mar. 2020 And what begins as a dark comedy is transformed, ultimately, into an unconscionable bloodbath. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "What Two Nominations for Best Picture Say About Film," 10 Feb. 2020 An additional anti-Semitic bloodbath was narrowly averted in October when an armed assailant tried to blast his way into a synagogue in Halle, Germany, where scores of worshippers were attending services on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism. — Washington Post, "Houses of worship attacked with deadly frequency in 2019," 14 Dec. 2019 The wild night of costumes, drinking and partying turns into a bloodbath when an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals target several college students for dinner. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV for Oct. 6-12: ‘Throne of Blood’ and more," 4 Oct. 2019 And his match against Shane McMahon at SummerSlam should be an old-school bloodbath. — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "Takeaways: Don't Overlook WWE’s Extreme Rules After Loaded Week of Wrestling," 15 July 2019 Stocks fell more than 33% in a week during the 1987 bloodbath. — Ben Carlson, Fortune, "‘Bull markets make you feel smarter’ and other rules for investing in today’s market," 30 Jan. 2020

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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodbath. Accessed 3 Apr. 2020.

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