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

It’s been called a blue tsunami, a bloodbath, a close to extinction level event for Republicans, a Watergate-level repudiation. — ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

These are the questions circling in the aftermath of Tuesday’s bloodbath. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, Trumpworld searched frantically for scapegoats to deflect blame that the electoral bloodbath was a rebuke of the president and his agenda. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

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