Added 10 October 2026
hemorrhage
/ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/ noun
Latin root: haemorrhagia Wiktionary
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verb
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To bleed copiously.
The patient is hemorrhaging!
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To lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities.
The company hemorrhaged money until eventually it went bankrupt.
Origin
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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