Synonyms:
bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue
Meaning: 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:
bloodletting
Meaning: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)