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bleed·ing heart

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bleeding heart, lyreflower, lyre-flower, Dicentra spectabilisnoun

    garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers

  2. bleeding heartnoun

    someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged

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  1. bleeding heartnoun

    Any of various perennial plants, of the genus Dicentra, having pink heart-shaped flowers

Wikipedia

  1. Bleeding Heart

    Bleeding Heart (sometimes listed as "(My) Bleeding Heart") is a song written and recorded by American blues musician Elmore James in 1961. Considered "among the greatest of James' songs", "Bleeding Heart" was later popularized by Jimi Hendrix, who recorded several versions of the song.

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  1. bleeding heart

    A bleeding heart can refer to two different contexts: 1. Botanical Definition: Bleeding heart is a type of flowering plant, scientifically known as Lamprocapnos spectabilis, known for its distinctive heart-shaped pink and white flowers. 2. Idiomatic Definition: In a figurative sense, a bleeding heart is a term often used to describe someone who shows an overwhelming and often self-destructive degree of compassion and empathy towards others, particularly those in need or distress. It is sometimes used in a derogatory way to suggest excessive sentimentality or unwarranted compassion.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bleeding heart in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bleeding heart in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of bleeding heart in a Sentence

  1. Melanie Young:

    People really need to do their homework. Don't be a bleeding heart, you have to use your head.

  2. Marc Hyden:

    This is not an issue just for bleeding heart liberals. This is an issue that pragmatic conservatives are getting on board with.


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