bloodbath

noun

ˈbləd-ˌbath How to pronounce bloodbath (audio)
Definition of bloodbathnext
as in massacre
the killing of a large number of people one side was so much better armed that the battle quickly turned into a bloodbath

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Recent Examples of bloodbath 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 After Lestat finagles his way into becoming the King Raj of Mardi Gras in 1940, the vampire trio throws an extravagant bash that ends in a bloodbath. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 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 On Friday, tech stocks led a market bloodbath after the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report showed employers added a net 172,000 jobs last month, nearly double Wall Street forecasts. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodbath
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
  1. massacre
  2. slaughter
Noun
  • Athalia’s family returned home a few days after the massacre.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • The issue has been particularly salient for low-income families living near fields of coca, the shrub used to make cocaine, as human rights organizations documented more than 50 massacres in Colombia just this year.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of massacre
Noun
  • The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Ruthye needs someone to avenge the slaughter of her family at the hands of Krem of the Yellow Hills.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
Definition of slaughter

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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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