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bloodbath

or blood bath

[ bluhd-bath, -bahth ]

noun

plural bloodbaths
  1. a ruthless slaughter of a great number of people; massacre.
  2. Informal. a period of disastrous loss or reversal:

    A few mutual funds performed well in the general bloodbath of the stock market.

  3. a widespread dismissal or purge, as of employees.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bloodbath1

First recorded in 1865–70; blood + bath 1
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Amid a bloodbath on Wall Street, GOP members of Congress worried the cost increases levied on many goods could come back to bite them in future races.

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President Donald Trump kicked off his latest evening bloodbath on Friday with the firing of the highest-ranking military officer in the country, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Charles Brown, Jr.

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When they found the vehicle it was a "bloodbath" - but there was no sign of any driver of passengers.

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Filmmaker Parker Finn’s essentially standalone entry takes off at warp speed with an athletic tracking shot of a bloodbath.

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In a video from the event, audience members can be seen roaring at the thought of a media bloodbath.

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