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- [brooz]
- /bruz/
- /bruːzd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [brooz]
- /bruz/
Definitions of bruised word
- adjective bruised injured in a way that causes discoloration to the skin 3
- verb with object bruised to injure by striking or pressing, without breaking the skin: The blow bruised his arm. Her pinching bruised the peaches. 1
- verb with object bruised to injure or hurt slightly, as with an insult or unkind remark: to bruise a person's feelings. 1
- verb with object bruised to crush (drugs or food) by beating or pounding. 1
- verb with object bruised Metalworking. to injure the surface of (an ingot or finished object) by collision. 1
- verb without object bruised to develop or bear a discolored spot on the skin as the result of a blow, fall, etc. 1
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Origin of bruised
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English bro(o)sen, bres(s)en, bris(s)en, bruisen, representing Old English brȳsan, brēsan and Anglo-French bruser, Old French bruisier, akin to briser to break; see brisance
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Parts of speech for Bruised
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bruised popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bruised usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bruised
adj bruised
- abscessed — a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
- black and blue — discolored, as by bruising; exhibiting ecchymosis: a black-and-blue mark on my knee.
- black-and-blue — (of the skin) discoloured, as from a bruise
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- gimp — a limp.
verb bruised
adjective bruised
- contused — Simple past tense and past participle of contuse.
- discolored — Changed in color in a way that is less attractive.
- discoloured — (British) alternative spelling of discolored.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- injured — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
noun bruised
- welted — a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick or whip.
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