Bleeding Heart Definition
noun
Any of several dicentras, esp. a common garden perennial (Dicentra spectabilis) with racemes of drooping, deep-pink, heart-shaped flowers.
Webster's New World
A person regarded as too sentimental or too liberal in dealing with social problems.
Webster's New World
A person who is considered excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be underprivileged or exploited.
American Heritage
The bleeding heart tree, Omalanthus populifolius, an Australian rainforest plant.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- lyre-flower
- Dicentra spectabilis
- lyreflower
- heartbrokenness
- brokenheartedness
- ruthfulness
adjective
Considered to be over-sympathetic to the supposed plight of the underprivileged or exploited.
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Other Word Forms of Bleeding Heart
Noun
Singular:
bleeding heart
Plural:
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