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
Johnnie['dʒɔni]
Billings['bliŋz]
Talon-English (Modern)
Maximiliaan-Dutch
MoraMAWR-əEnglish (Rare)
Erhan-Turkish