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hemorrhage

hem·or·rhage
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hem-er-ij, hem-rij]
    • /ˈhɛm ər ɪdʒ, ˈhɛm rɪdʒ/
    • /ˈhem.ər.ɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hem-er-ij, hem-rij]
    • /ˈhɛm ər ɪdʒ, ˈhɛm rɪdʒ/

Definitions of hemorrhage word

  • noun hemorrhage a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding. 1
  • noun hemorrhage the loss of assets, especially in large amounts. 1
  • noun hemorrhage any widespread or uncontrolled loss or diffusion. 1
  • verb without object hemorrhage to bleed profusely. 1
  • verb without object hemorrhage to lose assets, especially in large amounts. 1
  • verb with object hemorrhage to lose (assets): a company that was hemorrhaging money. 1

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Origin of hemorrhage

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < Latin haemorrhagia < Greek haimorrhagía. See hemo-, -rrhagia

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Parts of speech for Hemorrhage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hemorrhage popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for hemorrhage

verb hemorrhage

  • ooze — (of moisture, liquid, etc.) to flow, percolate, or exude slowly, as through holes or small openings.
  • drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
  • seep — to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance: Water seeps through cracks in the wall.
  • outflow — the act of flowing out: We need flood control to stem the river's outflow.
  • gush — to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.

noun hemorrhage

  • loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
  • outpouring — outpouring.
  • depletion — a depleting or being depleted
  • drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
  • seepage — the act or process of seeping; leakage.

Antonyms for hemorrhage

verb hemorrhage

  • pour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.

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