Meaning

5 senses
  1. Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.

    Blutbad

    кро́вавая ба́няkróvavaja bánja, кровопроли́тиеkrovoprolítije, резня́reznjá

    крива́ва ба́няkryváva bánja

    indiscriminate slaughter

  2. An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.

  3. (figuratively)An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.

  4. (figuratively)A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.

  5. (literally)A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.

Examples

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  1. We hope to avoid a bloodbath.

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  2. We're trying to avoid a bloodbath.

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  3. We don't want to risk a bloodbath.

    deWir wollen es nicht auf ein Blutbad ankommen lassen.

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  4. The battle was a bloodbath.

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  5. Nature seems peaceful, but it is actually a perpetual bloodbath of animals dying in horrific ways.

    Природа здається мирною, але насправді це постійна кривава баня, у якій тварини помирають моторошною смертю.

    ruПрирода кажется мирной, но на самом деле, это бесконечная кровавая баня для животных, умирающих ужасными способами.

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Translations

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Origin

From blood + bath, the latter used referring to a metaphorical deluge. Compare West Frisia

From blood + bath, the latter used referring to a metaphorical deluge. Compare West Frisian bloedbad (“bloodbath”), Dutch bloedbad (“bloodbath”), German Blutbad (“bloodbath”), Danish blodbad (“bloodbath”), Norwegian Bokmål blodbad (“bloodbath”), Swedish blodbad (“bloodbath”), Icelandic blóðbad (“bloodbath”).

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Forms

plural: bloodbaths

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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