2syllables
blood-letting
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Definitions ofblood-letting
1noun
- The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
Synonyms: bleeding
- (by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
Example: "Yet another round of corporate bloodletting."
- A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
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