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Concussion

/kənˈkʌʃn/

A violent collision or shock.

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noun
  1. 1

    A violent collision or shock.

  2. 2

    An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.

  3. 3

    The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.

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shocknounA sudden, heavy impact.

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shocknounA sudden, heavy impact.
bruisingnounBruises on a person's skin.
impactnoun(figurative, proscribed) A significant or strong influence or effect.
clashnounOpposition; contradiction; such as between differing or contending interests, views, purposes etc.
traumanounAn emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
commotionnounAn agitated disturbance or a hubbub.
strokenounAn act of hitting; a blow, a hit.
vibrationnounThe act of vibrating or the condition of being vibrated.
extortionnounThe practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
bruisenounA 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.
briberynounThe 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.
bumpnounA light blow or jolting collision.
choquenounObsolete form of shock. [A sudden, heavy impact.]
crushnounA violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
crashnounA sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
clashingnounA 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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