hemorrhage

/ˈhɛmərɪdʒ/

nounverbhem · or · rhage

Remember: **HEM** (the edge of cloth) + **OR** + **RAGE**—a bad cut at the hem can cause a bleeding “rage”: **hem-or-rhage**.

Yes, it's hemorrhage. Keep the double **rr** in the middle: hemo**rr**hage (not *hemorage*).

Definitions

  1. nounA heavy or uncontrolled loss of blood (inside or outside the body).
  2. nounA rapid, large loss of something valuable (such as money, workers, or customers).
  3. verbTo bleed heavily or uncontrollably.
  4. verbTo lose something valuable quickly and in large amounts.

Examples

  • “The doctor treated the patient quickly to stop the hemorrhage.”
  • “After the data breach, the company began to hemorrhage customers.”
  • “The injured athlete was rushed to the hospital because the wound could hemorrhage if it reopened.”

Synonyms

bleedingblood lossspilldrainleak

Antonyms

clotstanch

Translations

ES hemorragiaPT hemorragiaFR hémorragie

Common misspellings

hemoragehemorhagehemorragehemorrhagehemorrrhagehaemorrhage

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