bloodbath
noun/ˈblʌdˌbæθ/
Frequency rank: #13,004 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
an event involving a great deal of bloodshed or killing; a massacre.
Example sentence
The final battle of the war turned into a total bloodbath that shocked the entire nation.
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