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

• butchery
• carnage
• death
• holocaust
• 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

From Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith (Cobra Kai), the show is a juvenile bloodbath with bits of mysticism, as Calypso genuinely has the power to grant wishes. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025

This week's coffee shop smackdown has been a bloodbath (latte-bath?). —Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025

What should have been a quick conference between commanders turned into a bloodbath when Ukrainian intelligence detected the gathering—and a High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System opened fire. —David Axe, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024

The pink-slip bloodbath has hit hard on Gen X veterans in the middle-management ranks of networks, studios, talent agencies and PR firms. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024

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