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bloodbath

or blood bath

[ bluhd-bath, -bahth ]

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noun

plural bloodbaths

a ruthless slaughter of a great number of people; massacre.
Informal. a period of disastrous loss or reversal:
A few mutual funds performed well in the general bloodbath of the stock market.
a widespread dismissal or purge, as of employees.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bloodbath¹

First recorded in 1865–70; blood + bath ¹

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However, in the bloodbath of stock market falls, there are some particularly gory and worrying casualties.

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"If it takes a bloodbath, let's get it over with," he said.

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Amid a bloodbath on Wall Street, GOP members of Congress worried the cost increases levied on many goods could come back to bite them in future races.

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President Donald Trump kicked off his latest evening bloodbath on Friday with the firing of the highest-ranking military officer in the country, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Charles Brown, Jr.

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When they found the vehicle it was a "bloodbath" - but there was no sign of any driver of passengers.

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