bloodbath

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

|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

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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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They should be focused on protecting political seats, on bracing for what many think could be an electoral bloodbath this fall at the hands of Democrats, whose voters are supercharged by women at the polls and on ballots.

— maria panaritis, Philly.com, "A Republican with a #metoo problem provokes a bloody battle for control of Montgomery County's GOP. It's ugly | Maria Panaritis," 24 May 2018
Three weeks after the bloodbath, Florida politicians defied the NRA and passed a gun control package after a lobbying campaign led by student survivors of the attack.

— CBS News, "Texas school shooting unlikely to bring gun restrictions in state that embraces gun culture," 22 May 2018
The police investigation becomes a western-style manhunt through Mendoza's nocturnal badlands, culminating in a nightmarish thunderstorm showdown which escalates into a full-scale bloodbath.

— stephen dalton, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Murder Me, Monster' ('Muere, monstro, muere'): Film Review | Cannes 2018," 13 May 2018
How else to explain the Israeli leader’s failure to take any action to prevent the bloodbath this week, which was widely expected?

— trudy rubin, Philly.com, "U.S. Embassy moved to Jerusalem, Gaza exploded. Does Trump or Bibi have a Plan B? | Trudy Rubin," 15 May 2018
The bloodbath did not end there -- Najib also saw several members of his Cabinet, ministers and deputy ministers, defeated at the polls, and crashed out of at least nine of the battles for control of 12 state legislatures contested in the election.

— marc lourdes, CNN, "Prime Minister Najib Razak defeated as opposition claims victory in Malaysia," 9 May 2018
Supporters of President Donald Trump will be eager to avoid a Republican bloodbath; Democrats determined to cause one.

— robert higgs, cleveland.com, "AP declares Jim Renacci as winner of GOP primary for U.S. Senate," 8 May 2018
This November was supposed to be a bloodbath for Senate Democrats.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Polls: Democrats on Track to Flip 3 GOP Senate Seats," 26 Apr. 2018
Paramilitary operatives and personnel from Westworld parent company Delos are swarming the shore, investigating the bloodbath that followed the gala.

— sandra upson, WIRED, "Westworld Recap, Season 2 Episode 1: No More Heroes," 23 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of bloodbath

1814

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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bloodbath Synonyms

Synonyms

butchery, carnage, death, holocaust, massacre, slaughter;

annihilation, decimation, eradication, extermination;

genocide, pogrom;

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: a violent and cruel killing of many people

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