The Only Use
hemorrhage
in
The Catcher in the Rye
(Edited)
- In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them.
p. 3.4hemorrhages = instances of severe internal bleeding
Definitions:
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(1)
(hemorrhage) severe bleeding -- typically inside the body
or:
(figurative use) to describe any rapid loss -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Hemorrhage is also used figuratively as in: The company is hemorrhaging cash.