nosebleed

1 of 2

noun

nose·​bleed ˈnōz-ˌblēd 

: an attack of bleeding from the nose

nosebleed

2 of 2

adjective

: extremely or excessively high

seats in the nosebleed section

nosebleed stock prices

Synonyms of nosebleed

Adjective

• elevated
• high
• soaring

Examples of nosebleed in a Sentence

Noun

She often suffers from nosebleeds.

Adjective

We had seats in the nosebleed section of the stadium.

we were sitting way up in the nosebleed seats

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The impact of the shove caused facial trauma and a visible nosebleed, the suit states. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026

Tickets on the secondary market for this game are going for minimum $2,400 a pop, and that’s in the nosebleeds. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Adjective

Of course, pit tickets are going to cost way more than nosebleed seats. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 24 Apr. 2026

That climb has pushed Palantir shares to a nosebleed valuation. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1848, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1978, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nosebleed

• aniseed
• centipede
• cottonseed
• disagreed
• ganymede
• guaranteed
• intercede
• overspeed
• pedigreed
• refereed
• supercede
• supersede

Kids Definition

nosebleed

noun

nose·​bleed

ˈnōz-ˌblēd

: a bleeding from the nose

Medical Definition

nosebleed

noun

nose·​bleed -ˌblēd 

: an attack of bleeding from the nose

called also epistaxis