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nosebleed

UK/ˈnəʊzˌbliːd//ˈnoʊzˌblid/

nosebleed noun: haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity). Also the ellipsis of nosebleed seat.

Noun

nosebleed (plural nosebleeds)

  1. Haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity).
    • Its pricing is highly volatile — and therefore highly risky. For all its nosebleed ascents, bitcoin also has had some gut-punching plunges. Between November 2021 and November 2022, for example, the price of bitcoin dropped 75%, from $64,455 to $16,196, according to data on coinmarketcap.com.2024 November 19, Jeanne Sahadi, “Bitcoin has smashed records. Should you invest?”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2025
  2. (US, obsolete, slang) Nerd; geek; dork.
  3. (Philippines, figuratively, slang) Mental overload (usually attained as a result of having to comprehend new and/or complex concepts or languages that one is not particularly skilled with).

Also used as

nosebleed is also the ellipsis of nosebleed seat.

nosebleed meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Punjabi

nosebleed in Hindi

haemorrhage from the nose
नकसीर naksīr

nosebleed in Tamil

haemorrhage from the nose
சில்லிமூக்கு cillimūkku

nosebleed in Urdu

haemorrhage from the nose
نَکْسِیْر naksīr

nosebleed in Punjabi

haemorrhage from the nose
ਨਕਸੀਰ naksīr
More languagesFewer languages
nosebleed in Tagalog
balinguyngoy
nosebleed in Arabic
رُعَاف ruʕāf
nosebleed in Indonesian
mimisan
nosebleed in Persian
خوندماغ xun-damâġ
nosebleed in Vietnamese
máu cam

Synonyms of nosebleed

Forms of nosebleed

pluralnosebleeds
alternative formnose bleed

Plural of nosebleed: nosebleeds

Origin of nosebleed

From nose + bleed.

Words formed from nosebleed

Phrases with nosebleed

Questions about nosebleed

What does nosebleed mean?
Nosebleed means haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity).
What is nosebleed in Hindi?
Nosebleed in Hindi is नकसीर (naksīr). See Nosebleed meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is nosebleed?
Nosebleed is a noun.
How do you pronounce nosebleed?
Nosebleed is pronounced /ˈnəʊzˌbliːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of nosebleed?
The plural of nosebleed is nosebleeds.

Words near nosebleed in the dictionary

  1. nosebands
  2. nosebar
  3. nosebars
  4. nosebeard
  5. nosebeards
  6. nosebleed
  7. nosebleed plant
  8. nosebleed seat
  9. nosebleed seats
  10. nosebleed section
  11. nosebleed sections

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