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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodbath
  1. massacre
  2. slaughter
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  • Poho said the case was about more than compensation, explaining that the effects of the massacre had been felt across the wider Sharpeville community.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Just last month, two key organizers behind what used to be the only large-scale public commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre on Chinese soil were found guilty of inciting subversion.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of massacre
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  • They would be housed in a large, rectangular, concrete-block building that had originally been a holding pen and slaughter area for livestock.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Many leaders of the slaughter were tried and convicted by a United Nations war crimes tribunal that has now closed down.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of slaughter

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“Bloodbath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodbath. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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