# vomit blood

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see vomit, blood.
2. To be overcome with extreme levels of stress or frustration, especially when dealing with something problematic.

## Etymology
The figurative sense is a calque of an idiomatic expression from Chinese languages — 嘔血／呕血 (au² hyut³) in Cantonese and 吐血 (thò͘-hoeh) in Hokkien, for example.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vomit-blood