haemorrhage
noun [C] UK (US hemorrhage) /ˈhem.ər.ɪdʒ/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
› a large flow of blood from a damaged blood vessel (= tube carrying blood around the body): a brain haemorrhageDisorders and diseases of the heart and blood › a sudden or serious loss: The higher salaries paid overseas have caused a haemorrhage of talent from this country.Losing and lossWinning and losing
(Definition of haemorrhage noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- astray adverb
- black hole noun
- desert verb (LEAVE BEHIND)
- disappear verb
- escape noun (GET FREE)
- forfeit noun
- get to phrasal verb
- haemorrhage verb
- kiss sth goodbye idiom
- lose verb (NOT HAVE)
- lose your way idiom
- loss noun
- lost adjective (PLACE UNKNOWN)
- mislay verb
- misplace verb
- say goodbye to sth idiom
- slip through sb's fingers idiom
- stray verb
- wave/say goodbye to sth idiom
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