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blood·bath

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–noun, plural -baths

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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.

Also, blood bath.

[Origin: 1865–70; blood + bath¹

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blood·bath also blood bath Audio Help (blŭd'bāth', -bäth') Pronunciation Key
n. Savage, indiscriminate killing; a massacre.

bloodbath
noun
indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"