hemorrhage
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈhɛməɹɪdʒ/
Noun

hemorrhage

  1. (American spelling) A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
    We got news that he died of a hemorrhage.
Synonyms Translations Verb

hemorrhage (hemorrhages, present participle hemorrhaging; past and past participle hemorrhaged) (American spelling)

  1. (intransitive) To bleed copiously.
    He's hemorrhaging!
  2. (transitive) To lose (something) in copious quantities.
    The company hemorrhaged money until eventually it went bankrupt.



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