hemorrhage
/ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.10 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We got news that he died of a hemorrhage."
- "the fiscal hemorrhage that has resulted from financial globalization"
- "The patient is hemorrhaging!"
- "The company hemorrhaged money until eventually it went bankrupt."
- "“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.”"
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: haemorrhagia, αἱμορραγία