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 All available evidence suggests that the US military was behind the bloodbath. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 23 July 2026 The early Cold War liberals had read their history books and seen how the French Revolution had begun with high progressive hopes but descended into a vicious bloodbath. — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 While this was one of the most popular series of the late ‘90s/early aughts, each week’s storyline unfolded in a bloodbath of intense violence. — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 3 July 2026 The result was a bloodbath in El-Fasher, a haunting record of the lack of political will to protect civilians. — Janine Di Giovanni, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bloodbath
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  1. massacre
  2. slaughter
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  • Under Burgum's 2025 campaign, signs, books, films and exhibits covering topics such as slavery, climate change and the massacre of Native Americans were flagged and removed from national parks and monuments nationwide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • But outrage erupted as tour proceeds are set to fund the radical Palestinian Youth Movementâa extreme group that openly cheered Hamas's brutal October 7 massacre.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of massacre
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  • By the time security forces regained control, entire communities had been devastated by the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026
  • By the third episode, murderous Jason begins to more prominently feature in episodes, and the gory deaths begin, as a swarm of innocent hippies ignore warnings and are drawn into the camp, like lambs to the slaughter.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of slaughter

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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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