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bleeding heart
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bleeding heart
n.
1. Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Dicentra, especially the Old World D. spectabilis, having arching clusters of pink to red or sometimes white, heart-shaped flowers.
2. A person who is considered excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be underprivileged or exploited.
bleeding-heart (-härt) adj.
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Noun1.bleeding heartbleeding heart - garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
Dicentra spectabilis, lyre-flower, lyreflower
Dicentra, genus Dicentra - North American and Asian herbs with divided leaves and irregular flowers
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2.bleeding heart - someone who is excessively sympathetic toward those who claim to be exploited or underprivileged
well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer - someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful


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When I first read the essay, I expected Shilling to encounter high dudgeon, the opprobrium of the chattering classes or, at the very least, knee-jerk, bleeding-heart tirades in The New York Times.
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