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blood·bath

also blood bath (blŭd′băth′, -bäth′)

Savage, indiscriminate killing; a massacre.

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bloodbath

(ˈblʌdˌbɑːθ)

indiscriminate slaughter; a massacre

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blood•bath

(ˈblʌdˌbæθ, -ˌbɑθ)

n., pl. -baths (-ˌbæðz, -ˌbɑðz, -ˌbæθs, -ˌbɑθs)

a ruthless slaughter; massacre.

[1865–70]

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Noun

bloodbath - 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"

battue, bloodletting, bloodshed

carnage, mass murder, massacre, slaughter, butchery - the savage and excessive killing of many people

bloodbath

also blood bath
noun

The savage killing of many victims:

bloodletting, bloodshed, butchery, carnage, massacre, pogrom, slaughter.

Translations

Blutbad

vérfürdő

bagno di sangue

кровавая баня

bloodbath

[ˈblʌdbɑːθ] N (bloodbaths (pl)) [ˈblʌdbɑːðz] → carnicería f, baño m de sangre

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