bloodied nose

Punched face result

A bloodied nose is a nose that has bled or is bleeding, typically from being struck: He walked away from the fight with a bloodied nose.

Figuratively, to get a bloodied nose is to suffer a setback or humiliation, especially in competition or conflict: The company got a bloodied nose in the European market.

Related

hemorrhage · clotting · hurt · injury · smear · fist · bar fight · nasal cavity · mucous membrane · contusion · fracture · setback · humiliation · defeat · trickle · failure · nostril · coagulation

Opposites
injury state

bloodied noseuninjured

Free from bodily harm

unscathed · unhurt · intact · undamaged · untouched

metaphorical outcome

bloodied noseunscathed

Suffering no injury

triumph · flawless victory · domination · knockout blow

injury type/location

bloodied noseblack eye

Bruised tissue around socket

split lip · fat lip · broken tooth

Family

blood, bloodied, bloody, bloods, bleeding, bleed, bleeds, bled, nose

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG