Bloodbath
WordNet

noun


(1)   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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Etymology


Coined in 1867. Compound of blood and bath, the latter used to refer in the metaphorical sense to a deluge of a thing.

Noun



  1. Indiscriminate killing or slaughter.
 
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