Meanings
plural hemorrhages · alternative haemorrhage · alternative hæmorrhage
- UScountablefigurativelyuncountableA sudden or significant loss.
the fiscal hemorrhage that has resulted from financial globalization
present singular third person hemorrhages · participle present hemorrhaging · participle past hemorrhaged · past hemorrhaged · alternative haemorrhage · alternative hæmorrhage
- USfigurativelytransitiveTo lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities.
The company hemorrhaged money until eventually it went bankrupt.
1 more example
“That in itself is important for [Iran’s] longer game and their broader strategic objectives,” says Dr. [Sanam] Vakil. “I think they were trying to force Israel to think twice, in order to stop the hemorrhaging around the region of their individuals and of their position.”
2024 May 3, Scott Peterson, “Iran’s official line on exchange with Israel: Deterrence restored”, in The Christian Science Monitor
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Ancient Greekαἱμορραγία“a violent bleeding”
- Latinhaemorrhagia
- Englishhemorrhage
From Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía, “a violent bleeding”), from αἱμορραγής (haimorrhagḗs, “bleeding violently”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ραγία (-ragía), from ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”); see ῥήγνῡμῐ (rhḗgnūmĭ) for more.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία, αἱμόρροια
- αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía)release of blood; bleeding
- αἱμόρροια (haimórrhoia)release of blood; bleeding
- αἱματόρροια (haimatórrhoia)release of blood; bleeding
Arabic نَزِيف, نَزْف
- نَزِيف (nazīf)release of blood; bleeding
- نَزْف (nazf)release of blood; bleeding
Bulgarian кръвоизлив
- кръвоизлив (krăvoizliv)release of blood; bleeding
Catalan hemorràgia
- hemorràgiarelease of blood; bleeding
Chinese Mandarin 出血
- 出血 (chūxuè, chūxiě)release of blood; bleeding
Czech krvácení, hemoragie
- krvácenírelease of blood; bleeding
- hemoragierelease of blood; bleeding
Dutch bloeding
- bloedingrelease of blood; bleeding
Esperanto hemoragio
- hemoragiorelease of blood; bleeding
Finnish verenvuoto
- verenvuotorelease of blood; bleeding
French hémorragie
- hémorragierelease of blood; bleeding
German Blutung
- Blutungrelease of blood; bleeding
Greek αιμορραγία
- αιμορραγία (aimorragía)release of blood; bleeding
Hindi रक्तस्राव
- रक्तस्राव (raktasrāv)release of blood; bleeding
Indonesian perdarahan
- perdarahanrelease of blood; bleeding
Italian emorragia
- emorragiarelease of blood; bleeding
Japanese 出血
- 出血 (shukketsu)release of blood; bleeding
Korean 출혈
- 출혈 (chulhyeol)release of blood; bleeding
Malay pendarahan
- pendarahanrelease of blood; bleeding
Māori ikura
- ikurarelease of blood; bleeding
Norwegian blødning
- blødningrelease of blood; bleeding
Polish krwotok, krwawienie
- krwotokrelease of blood; bleeding
- krwawienierelease of blood; bleeding
Portuguese hemorragia
- hemorragiarelease of blood; bleeding
Russian кровоизлия́ние, кровотече́ние
- кровоизлия́ние (krovoizlijánije)release of blood; bleeding
- кровотече́ние (krovotečénije)release of blood; bleeding
- геморраги́я (gemorragíja)release of blood; bleeding
Slovak vnútorné krvácanie
- vnútorné krvácanierelease of blood; bleeding
Spanish hemorragia
- hemorragiarelease of blood; bleeding
Swedish blödning
- blödningrelease of blood; bleeding
Turkish kanama
- kanamarelease of blood; bleeding
Welsh gwaedlif
- gwaedlifrelease of blood; bleeding
Cite this entry
hemorrhage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemorrhage
“hemorrhage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemorrhage. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemorrhage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemorrhage.
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