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Nosebleed

Noun CEFR B2
ˈnəʊzˌbliːd

Definitions

  1. Haemorrhage from the nose (usually, blood flow exiting the nostrils that originates from the nasal cavity).
  2. Nerd; geek; dork.
  3. 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).
  4. Ellipsis of nosebleed seat.

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Examples

Its pricing is highly volatileand 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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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