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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. indiscriminate slaughter;
- Example: "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"
- Example: "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"
- Example: "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"
- Example: "a huge prison battue was ordered"
[syn: bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

bloodbath \blood"bath`\ n.
   1. Indiscriminate slaughter; the killing of multiple persons.

   Syn: bloodletting, bloodshed, battue.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. [fig.] Substantial losses by many people, as in a mass
      termination of employment or widespread financial loss;
      as, the sudden market drop created a bloodbath among
      overoptimistic investors.
      [PJC] bloodberry


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bloodbath
    n 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" [syn: bloodbath, bloodletting,
         bloodshed, battue]