annihilation vs bloodletting

annihilation

noun
  • The state of being annihilated. 

  • The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence. 

  • The process of a particle and its corresponding antiparticle combining to produce energy. 

  • The act of destroying the form or combination of parts under which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be applied to it. 

bloodletting

noun
  • The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person. 

  • The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. 

  • A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. 

How often have the words annihilation and bloodletting occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )