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blood bath

blood bath
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhd bath, bahth]
    • /blʌd bæθ, bɑθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bluhd bath, bahth]
    • /blʌd bæθ, bɑθ/

Definitions of blood bath words

  • noun blood bath a killing of many people; massacre 3
  • noun plural blood bath a ruthless slaughter of a great number of people; massacre. 1
  • noun plural blood bath Informal. a period of disastrous loss or reversal: A few mutual funds performed well in the general bloodbath of the stock market. 1
  • noun plural blood bath a widespread dismissal or purge, as of employees. 1
  • noun blood bath Alternative spelling of bloodbath. 0

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Origin of blood bath

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; blood + bath1

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Parts of speech for Blood bath

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

blood bath popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for blood bath

noun blood bath

  • warfare — the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.
  • havoc — great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage.
  • killing — the act of killing, especially game: The hounds moved in for the kill.
  • slaughterFrank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
  • crime — A crime is an illegal action or activity for which a person can be punished by law.

Antonyms for blood bath

noun blood bath

  • peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.

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