Local English word record

bloodletting

noun · 2 senses

indiscriminate slaughter

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Examples

  • 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

Word relationships

Synonyms

bloodbath, bloodshed, battue

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Princeton WordNet 3.0