ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English bloodleting, from blood + leting, gerund of leten to let — more at let
1.
a. : venesection
b. : a draining away (as of strength or character)
the intellectual bloodletting Germany has suffered, owing to the emigration of many of her greatest writers — H.F.Garten
2. : bloodshed