bloodbath

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Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
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.

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/ˈblʌdˌbɑːθ/

Cognado con frisón occidental

Cognado con neerlandés

Cognado con alemán

Cognado con danés

Cognado con noruego bokmal

Cognado con sueco

Cognado con islandés

In summary

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”).