bloodbath.
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
Meaning & usage
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.
An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.
A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.
A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
Where this word comes from
From blood + bath, the latter used referring to a metaphorical deluge. Compare West Frisian bloedbad (“bloodbath”), Dutch bloedbad (“bloodbath”), German Blutbad (“bloodbath”), Danish blodbad (“bloodbath”), Norwegian Bokmål blodbad (“bloodbath”), Swedish blodbad (“bloodbath”), Icelandic blóðbad (“bloodbath”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.