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bloodbath
[ bluhd-bath, -bahth ]
noun
- a ruthless slaughter of a great number of people; massacre.
- Informal. a period of disastrous loss or reversal:
A few mutual funds performed well in the general bloodbath of the stock market.
- a widespread dismissal or purge, as of employees.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of bloodbath1
Example Sentences
Politicians often accuse journalists of a splash of hyperbole, but it would be a struggle to top the Tory leader's description of her party's results as a "bloodbath."
Audiences hoping for a gonzo bloodbath will be disappointed that Finnegan keeps his morality murky.
However, in the bloodbath of stock market falls, there are some particularly gory and worrying casualties.
"If it takes a bloodbath, let's get it over with," he said.
Amid a bloodbath on Wall Street, GOP members of Congress worried the cost increases levied on many goods could come back to bite them in future races.
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