bloodbath
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- noun
- /ˈblʌdˌbæθ/
- NSFW
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baño de sangre
- Historical accounts describe the event as a bloodbath, where many were brutally killed without mercy.
Trump of saying there will be a bloodbath if he loses the next election.
- Trump of saying there will be a bloodbath if he loses the next election.
- Those plays, those Greek plays, they were bloodbaths.
- And yeah, there was a there was a bloodbath.
- At today's bloodbath, again, Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones.
- So nobody thought the First World War was going to be a four year kind of bloodbath.
- People in the West don't want to hear that argument because if it is true, which it is, then the West is principally responsible for this bloodbath that's now taking place.
- Like, I've seen, like, screws getting, like, locked in places, screws getting battered, seen things that have happened to girls, like bloodbaths.
- I declare heartsick with horror, bloodbath coming beyond all compare.
Examples
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After the announcement of the election results, there was a bloodbath in the streets as riots broke out.
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The war led to a terrible bloodbath that claimed countless innocent lives.
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After seeing the bloodbath on television, he wanted to show them how it should be done.
Fiction book (1996) -
We think the stage is set for a major bloodbath.
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This bloodbath will have consequences.
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The bloodbath that followed had left the parties deeply divided, each wary of the other.
Fiction book (2002) -
India and Pakistan were born as independent states amidst a bloodbath of appalling proportions.
Academic text (2004) -
The September 1980 coup came amid a bloodbath in the streets, as the political feud became a sectarian, ethnic civil war.
Academic text (2000) -
The attack, occurring about 10 p.m., caused pandemonium and a virtual bloodbath at Koffee at 104 Audubon St.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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The violent killing of many people in a cruel way
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Killing or hurting many people in war and other violence
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Violent killing of a large number of people
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A mass killing of people, often during war or attacks
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Killing many people on purpose at the same time or in a short time
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A large-scale killing of people during war or political violence
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The very violent killing of many people
A violent event where many people are killed and people feel deep sorrow
A killing of many people at once that is cruel
A situation with very strong violence causing much damage and many deaths
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A time when many people or companies lose a lot of money in markets
How Deadly
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Etymology
Bloodbath comes from the two clear parts blood and bath, where 'bath' means 'a place to wash', so you can imagine a bath filled with blood. That's why bloodbath now means a violent event where many people are killed.