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

The first battle is a bloodbath, with the men picked off by musket fire almost at random. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026

Its candidates have won major local elections, and, after last week’s bloodbath in New York City and Tuesday’s win in Colorado, have defeated mainstream Democrats in important congressional primaries. — Jon Cowan, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

So, for over a decade that included the COVID crash and 2022 bond bloodbath, this dividend was rock solid. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Your Night Manager and Something Very Bad characters both made big decisions that led to bloodbaths. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 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