hemorrhage

[hem-er-ij, hem-rij]

noun

1. a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.

2. the loss of assets, especially in large amounts.

3. any widespread or uncontrolled loss or diffusion.

verb (used without object)

hemorrhaged, hemorrhaging 

1. to bleed profusely.

2. to lose assets, especially in large amounts.

verb (used with object)

hemorrhaged, hemorrhaging 

1. to lose (assets).

   a company that was hemorrhaging money.

hemorrhage

1. Excessive or uncontrollable bleeding, often caused by trauma, surgical or obstetrical complications, or the advanced stages of certain illnesses, such as cirrhosis and peptic ulcer disease.

Other Word Forms

• hemorrhagic adjective
• posthemorrhagic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemorrhage¹

1665–75; < Latin haemorrhagia < Greek haimorrhagía. See hemo-, -rrhagia

Example Sentences

She predicted that, should the bill pass, it would lead to more stories of pregnant women dying from complications like sepsis and hemorrhaging because they were denied care, as seen in Texas and Georgia.

From Salon

Dodger fans bleed Dodger Blue, but we’re all hemorrhaging right now.

From Los Angeles Times

The driver of the other vehicle had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died at the wheel before the crash.

From BBC

The unidentified girl had a skull fracture, several healing fractures to her ribs, a brain hemorrhage, swelling in the neck and a healing tibia fracture in her leg.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m sorry to say that the six-pack Valentine’s gift of engine oil for my hemorrhaging VW didn’t quite make the cut.

From Los Angeles Times

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