Bloodletting Definition

blŭdlĕtĭng
blood-letting
noun
Bloodshed.
Webster's New World
The opening of a vein to remove blood; phlebotomy.
Webster's New World
The laying off of personnel or the elimination of resources.
American Heritage

The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.

Wiktionary

By extension, the diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.

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Other Word Forms of Bloodletting

Noun

Singular:
bloodletting
Plural:
bloodlettings

Bloodletting Sentence Examples

  • The "house for bloodletting and purging" adjoins it on the west (U).

  • They believe Iraq will be riven by ethnic bloodletting, mob violence and mass looting.

  • As the film gets increasingly violent and intense, the director maintains a dry, sardonic tone that makes the gruesome bloodletting almost comical.

  • And all the signs are that the party's warring factions are gearing up for another round of internal bloodletting.

  • Apparently the historic Calvia dinner transpired without bloodletting, or at least no mayhem was reported by Cynthia after her lengthy conversation ended.

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