bloodbath
Indiscriminate killing or slaughterIndiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
» We hope to avoid a bloodbath.
Meaning
5 sensesIndiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
Blutbad
кро́вавая ба́няkróvavaja bánja, кровопроли́тиеkrovoprolítije, резня́reznjá
крива́ва ба́няkryváva bánja
indiscriminate slaughter
An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.
(figuratively)An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.
(figuratively)A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.
(literally)A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
Examples
10 sentencesWe hope to avoid a bloodbath.
We're trying to avoid a bloodbath.
We don't want to risk a bloodbath.
deWir wollen es nicht auf ein Blutbad ankommen lassen.
The battle was a bloodbath.
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.
Translations
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Origin
From blood + bath, the latter used referring to a metaphorical deluge. Compare West FrisiaFrom 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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