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bloodletting

/'bləd,lɛtɪŋ/

Synonyms of bloodletting Antonyms of bloodletting Examples of bloodletting Usage of bloodletting Parts of bloodletting Definition that contains bloodletting Words sounding like bloodletting Explanation of bloodletting

noun
indiscriminate slaughter
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"ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"

Similar:

battue bloodbath bloodshed

type of:
mass murder carnage butchery slaughter massacre
noun
formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
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type of:
medical aid medical care

Synonyms & Similar Words

slaughter massacre bloodshed bloodbath carnage butchery cupping phlebotomy battue mass murder medical aid medical care venesection