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
Vavrinec-Slovak
Bidzina-Georgian
Harden['hɑ:dn]
Porter['pɔ:tə]
Sejad-Bosnian
LydiaLID-ee-ə (English), LUY-dee-ah (German, Finnish)English, German, Finnish, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek