bleeding heart

1 of 2

noun

: a garden plant (Dicentra spectabilis) of the fumitory family with racemes of usually deep pink or white drooping heart-shaped flowers

broadly : any of several plants (genus Dicentra)

disparaging : a person who shows extravagant sympathy especially for an object of alleged persecution

To question police practices in America is to plunge into a debate distorted by caricatures. Police defenders generally see critics as cop-hating bleeding hearts, while police critics often see cops as trigger-happy killers.

Ellis Cose

bleeding-heart

2 of 2

adjective

bleed·ing-heart ˈblē-diŋ-ˈhärt How to pronounce bleeding-heart (audio)

: feeling or showing excessive or extravagant sympathy especially for an object of alleged persecution

—used as a term of disparagement for people with politically liberal opinions

… was often described as … a bleeding-heart liberal because he lent his name to so many left-wing groups.

Patricia Bosworth

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1937, in the meaning defined above

单词	bleeding heart
释义	bleeding heart 1 of 2 noun 1 : a garden plant (Dicentra spectabilis) of the fumitory family with racemes of usually deep pink or white drooping heart-shaped flowers broadly : any of several plants (genus Dicentra) 2 disparaging : a person who shows extravagant sympathy especially for an object of alleged persecution To question police practices in America is to plunge into a debate distorted by caricatures. Police defenders generally see critics as cop-hating bleeding hearts, while police critics often see cops as trigger-happy killers. Ellis Cose bleeding-heart 2 of 2 adjective bleed·ing-heart ˈblē-diŋ-ˈhärt : feeling or showing excessive or extravagant sympathy especially for an object of alleged persecution —used as a term of disparagement for people with politically liberal opinions … was often described as … a bleeding-heart liberal because he lent his name to so many left-wing groups. Patricia Bosworth Word History First Known Use Noun 1864, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1937, in the meaning defined above
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