Synonyms for bloodletting
ˈblʌdˌlɛt ɪŋblood·let·ting

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1. bloodlettingnoun

   formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

   Synonyms:
   battue, bloodshed, bloodbath

2. bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battuenoun

   indiscriminate slaughter

   "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"

   Synonyms:
   battue, bloodshed, gore, bloodbath

Matched Categories

1. • Medical Care
   • Middle Ages
   • Slaughter

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1. bloodlettingnoun

   Synonyms:
   venesection, bleeding, phlebotomy

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1. List of paraphrases for "bloodletting":

   bloodshed, massacre, indent, indentation

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How to use bloodletting in a sentence?

1. Matt Smith:

   This will stabilize things a bit. It will slow the bloodletting, but it's absolutely not enough to rebalance the market.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   I’m afraid you’d have bloodletting.

3. Terry Madonna:

   Look at it from their point of view – they’re struggling for name recognition and identity with the voters. Meanwhile the party is going to say enough – we don’t want the bloodletting.