heroics

Noun

heroics pl (plural only)

1. (plural, plural-only) The actions of a hero.
   • Hart, for one, will not remember the night for Lambert's heroics. Morrison, not closed down quickly enough, struck his shot well but England's No1 will be aghast at the way it struck his gloves then skidded off his knees and into the net.2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian
   • The original cottage was said to appear on a well-known painting, dating back to 1863, of the American pirate ship, the Alabama, leaving Table Bay. It was also believed to feature in the story of the heroic Wolraad Woltemade who, in 1773, lost his life and that of his horse after valiantly saving...2016, RAUBENHEIMER NO v TRUSTEES, JOHANNES BREDENKAMP TRUST, AND OTHERS 2006 (1) SA 124 (C)
2. (US, plural, plural-only) Emergency intervention to save a patient's life.
   • Of if we have an elderly person who is unconscious and not responding, we discuss using heroics with the family, and they often say no heroics.1976, Ronald E. Alexander, Lawrence P. Wilkins, Medical-legal dilemmas in the care of the critically ill
   • Her daughters argue that no heroics should be used to prolong her life.1988, American College of Legal Medicine, Legal Medicine: Legal Dynamics of Medical Encounters, page 122
3. (dated, plural, plural-only) Extravagant phrases; bombast.