a bleeding heart



a bleeding heart

A person who shows an overwhelming and often ostentatious display of sympathy, especially for those perceived as victims. He only voted for the tax increase because he's a bleeding heart. He really believes all of that extra money is going to help the homeless.
See also: bleeding, heart

a bleeding heart

someone who shows too much sympathy for everyone The anti-hunting campaigners are just a bunch of bleeding hearts who don't understand the countryside.
See also: bleeding, heart

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dina (1)DIE-nə (English)English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Timo (2)TEE-moGerman, Dutch
GiosuÈjo-ZWEItalian
Berwyn-Welsh
Coty-English (Modern)
Wassa-Anglo-Saxon