bloodletting vs conflict

bloodletting

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

  • 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. 

conflict

noun
  • A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals. 

  • An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled. 

verb
  • To overlap (with), as in a schedule. 

  • To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible 

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