📖 Definitions of "Concussion"
noun
- 1
A violent collision or shock.
- 2
An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.
- 3
The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| shocknoun | A sudden, heavy impact. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Concussion"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| shocknoun | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| bruisingnoun | Bruises on a person's skin. |
| impactnoun | (figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect. |
| clashnoun | Opposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc. |
| traumanoun | An emotional wound leading to psychological injury. |
| commotionnoun | An agitated disturbance or a hubbub. |
| strokenoun | An act of hitting; a blow, a hit. |
| vibrationnoun | The act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated. |
| extortionnoun | The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats. |
| bruisenoun | A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow. |
| contusionnoun | (medicine, countable) Synonym of bruise. |
| briberynoun | The act of giving an illegal payment (a bribe) to a person in an official position as a means of influencing their decisions. |
| graftnoun | (horticulture) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. |
| concussationnoun | (obsolete) A violent shock or agitation. |
| bumpnoun | A light blow or jolting collision. |
| choquenoun | Obsolete form of shock. [A sudden, heavy impact.] |
| crushnoun | A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin. |
| crashnoun | A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals. |
| clashingnoun | A clash; the sound or action of clashing; violent collision. |
| smashnoun | (colloquial) Something very successful or popular (as music, food, fashion, etc). |
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