blood-letting

/B L AH1 D L EH0 T IH0 NG/

noun

1
The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
syn:bleeding
2
(by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
“Yet another round of corporate bloodletting.”
3
A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.

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