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
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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After the bloodbath on the Godolkin campus in the season 2 finale, Andre, Marie (Jaz Sinclair), Jordan (played by both London Thor and Derek Luh), and Emma (Lizze Broadway) were carted off to Elmira Adult Rehabilitation Center, which is essentially a supe prison.
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The Denver Nuggets are one of the few teams who can take down the Thunder
The Western Conference is going to be a bloodbath for the next few years, especially with how loaded the Thunder are.
—Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
There is one hint of the bloodbath to come, as the film opens in Osaka, where a yakuza boss insists that three of his men chop off a digit of their hands in order to prove their loyalty.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
What’s most impressive is how On the Road turns a boilerplate genre scenario — and one that doesn’t skimp on a bloodbath at the end — into a movie that grows increasingly emotional as things get exponentially worse for its main characters.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The Denver Nuggets are one of the few teams who can take down the Thunder
The Western Conference is going to be a bloodbath for the next few years, especially with how loaded the Thunder are.
—Ryan Stano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
There is one hint of the bloodbath to come, as the film opens in Osaka, where a yakuza boss insists that three of his men chop off a digit of their hands in order to prove their loyalty.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
What’s most impressive is how On the Road turns a boilerplate genre scenario — and one that doesn’t skimp on a bloodbath at the end — into a movie that grows increasingly emotional as things get exponentially worse for its main characters.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bloodbath
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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodbath. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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