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

• butchery
• carnage
• death
• holocaust
• 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

Who's in The Last of Us season 3 cast? Season 2 of The Last of Us was a bloodbath, with Ellie slaughtering several characters before seeing Jesse shot dead in the finale. —Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 June 2025

Each issue centers around the bonds that women form with each other, and in this case, forged vis-à-vis a carnal and violent bloodbath. —Tiffany Leigh, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025

An early introduction to Abby and friends With the pivot away from Joel in the episode’s opener comes a much earlier introduction to Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) and her surviving Firefly cohorts in the immediate aftermath of the bloodbath in Salt Lake City. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2025

Audiences hoping for a gonzo bloodbath will be disappointed that Finnegan keeps his morality murky. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025

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