bloodbath

3 definitions • 4 examples

an extremely violent event in which a large number of people are killed:

Is there nothing that the outside world can do to prevent a bloodbath?

Any major confrontation with security forces would be likely to end in a bloodbath.

a very bad situation in which a lot of harm or damage is caused:

The government seem determined to continue in the face of an electoral bloodbath.

We know there will be a bloodbath of job cuts in January and February.

the killing of a great number of people