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hemorrhaged

hem·or·rhage
H h

Transcription

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

Definitions of hemorrhaged word

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

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Origin of hemorrhaged

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 Hemorrhaged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hemorrhaged 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hemorrhaged

verb hemorrhaged

  • lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
  • gushed — to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
  • bled — Bled is the past tense and past participle of bleed.
  • drained — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
  • extravasated — Simple past tense and past participle of extravasate.

noun hemorrhaged

  • dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.
  • flowed — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.

Antonyms for hemorrhaged

verb hemorrhaged

  • poured — 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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