bloodbath

noun

blood·​bath ˈbləd-ˌbath How to pronounce bloodbath (audio)
-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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This year's trade deadline was an absolute bloodbath, as the Twins cut ties with 11 players in two days. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 After going 19 consecutive drives without a touchdown and trailing 28-3, Browniong scored on three consecutive drives in the fourth quarter to bring temporary drama to an otherwise boring bloodbath. Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025 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. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 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 See All Example Sentences for bloodbath

Word History

First Known Use

1814, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bloodbath was in 1814

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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bloodbath. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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