Question 1 · Quick check
hemorrhage
CEFRC1
/ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/
noun · verb
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A large or dangerous loss of blood.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA sudden or significant loss
Examples
Mother had a large lung hemorrhage and died.
My father died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage when I was fourteen.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 2
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsTo bleed copiously.
A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
verb
Extra meaningTo lose (something) in copious and detrimental quantities.
More examples
In contextWe got news that he died of a hemorrhage.
the fiscal hemorrhage that has resulted from financial globalization
The patient is hemorrhaging!
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Origin
noun
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.