[{"word":"bloodletting","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To bleed; let blood; phlebotomise.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.","synonyms":["bleeding"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Yet another round of corporate bloodletting."},{"definition":"A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["bleeding"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bloodlet","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bloodletting"]}]