blood·bath

[bluhd-bath, -bahth]
noun, plural blood·baths [bluhd-bathz, -bahthz, -baths, -bahths] .
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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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" 
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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The bloodbath had come to an end in less than five minutes.
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