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contused

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /kənˈtjuːzd/
    • /kənˈtjuːzd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /kənˈtjuːzd/

Definition of contused word

  • noun contused Simple past tense and past participle of contuse. 1

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Parts of speech for Contused

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

contused popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

contused usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for contused

adjective contused

  • aching — causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
  • aggrieved — If you feel aggrieved, you feel upset and angry because of the way in which you have been treated.
  • agonised — Simple past tense and past participle of agonise.
  • agonized — Agonized describes something that you say or do when you are in great physical or mental pain.
  • battered — Something that is battered is old and in poor condition because it has been used a lot.

verb contused

  • bash — A bash is a party or celebration, especially a large one held by an official organization or attended by famous people.
  • beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
  • bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.
  • buffet — A buffet is a meal of cold food that is displayed on a long table at a party or public occasion. Guests usually serve themselves from the table.
  • clobber — You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber.

Antonyms for contused

adjective contused

  • ok — all right; proceeding normally; satisfactory or under control: Things are OK at the moment.
  • happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
  • healthy — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
  • perfect — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
  • pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?

verb contused

  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • build — If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
  • compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
  • construct — to draw (a line, angle, or figure) so that certain requirements are satisfied

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