financial bloodbath
- noun
- /faɪˈnænʃəl ˈblʌdˌbæθ/
- Literature
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masacre financiera
- Many investors lost their life savings during the financial bloodbath of the recession.
Examples
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Analysts warned that a sudden interest rate hike could trigger a financial bloodbath on Wall Street.
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The financial bloodbath shocked everyone!
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After the company's earnings report was released, the stock suffered a financial bloodbath in the market.
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Investors are worried about another financial bloodbath this quarter.
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The recession caused a financial bloodbath for many small businesses that couldn't survive the economic downturn.
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Investors are bracing for a financial bloodbath after the sudden drop in stock prices.
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The company's bankruptcy resulted in a financial bloodbath, wiping out millions in shareholder value.
Synonyms
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A sudden large fall in business activity or stock prices
A large loss of money from spending or bad investment
A fast loss of money that puts a company at risk
Antonyms
How Severe
- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound uses the literal word 'bloodbath' (mass violent killing) metaphorically to describe massive destruction in the financial domain; a learner who knows 'financial' and 'bloodbath' can infer severe losses but must perform a metaphorical transfer. Because the meaning requires recognizing this figurative mapping rather than straightforward compositional meaning, it is not fully transparent.
Etymology
Financial bloodbath uses the word bloodbath, which makes you imagine many people hurt or killed. When financial is put before it, the picture becomes money being wiped out and many investors losing a lot, so it means 'severe financial loss'.