What is another word for bruise?
Synonyms for bruise
bruzbruise
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Wiktionary
bruisenoun
Synonyms:
ecchymosis, contusion
English Synonyms and Antonyms
bruise
Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.
Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.
Synonyms:
bastinado, batter, beat, belabor, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, defeat, flog, overcome, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worstAntonyms:
fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrenderPreposition:
Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.
Princeton's WordNet
bruise, contusionverb
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
Synonyms:
contusionbruise, contuseverb
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
"I bruised my knee"
hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spiteverb
hurt the feelings of
"She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego"
Synonyms:
injure, hurt, suffer, smart, violate, shock, appall, wound, transgress, scandalise, pique, contuse, appal, scandalize, outrage, go against, breach, pain, offend, infract, spite, anguish, ache, breakbruiseverb
break up into small pieces for food preparation
"bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
bruiseverb
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
"The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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List of paraphrases for "bruise":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#618 | blue | |
#1618 | break | |
#1810 | switch | |
#1938 | pain | |
#2207 | smart | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3884 | strike | |
#4165 | worst | |
#4602 | shock | |
#4910 | pound | |
#5093 | hurt | |
#6848 | suffer | |
#7548 | overcome | |
#8135 | defeat | |
#9001 | breach | |
#9117 | wound | |
#9559 | spank | |
#10782 | spite | |
#12746 | violate | |
#12767 | whip | |
#16211 | conquer | |
#19499 | batter | |
#20114 | outrage | |
#23039 | offend | |
#24066 | bleu | |
#25311 | ache | |
#27901 | thrash | |
#27991 | anguish | |
#30953 | surpass | |
#33441 | pique | |
#34306 | injure | |
#35321 | scourge | |
#39446 | bruising | |
#45961 | bruise | |
#46484 | concussion | |
#56460 | smite | |
#57646 | vanquish | |
#62904 | flog | |
#95414 | pommel | |
#98708 | transgress | |
#105258 | chastise | |
#115930 | contusion | |
#123283 | cudgel | |
#176751 | belabor | |
#184683 | castigate | |
#216390 | appal | |
#290491 | appall | |
#315317 | ecchymosis |
How to use bruise in a sentence?
Upwards of 60 % of injuries in mosh pits are to the head -- these can range in severity from a bump or bruise to a traumatic brain injury. And can be the result of flailing arms, getting pushed into another person, or falling to the ground.
A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better.
It’s fast and it’s easy, you really don’t bruise from it.
He’s got a significant bone bruise there, but the X-ray was negative so it’s just real sore. We’ll see how he feels tomorrow, it takes a while for it to bark. He slid, he felt it, but it was sore already. But it’s just like if something’s sore, you hit it again, it hurts again. If it was going to stiffen up more, that’s why sometimes you get a guy out right away and put ice on it.
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
Translations for bruise
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- كدمةArabic
- сіня́кBelarusian
- натъртено място, синка, натъртвам, натъртвам сеBulgarian
- blauCatalan, Valencian
- modřina, otlouct se, podlitinaCzech
- briw, claisWelsh
- blauer Fleck, BlutergussGerman
- μωλωπίζομαιGreek
- kontuzoEsperanto
- machacar, maca, estropearse, amoratarse, moratón, moretonearse, moretón, salirse moratones, mazar, cardenal, magullarse, magullarSpanish
- saada, kolhia, mukiloida, kolhiintua, mustelma, hakataFinnish
- cotir, se faire un bleu, s'abîmer, taler, contusion, meurtrir, se taler, se cotir, contusionner, cotissure, meurtrissure, bleu, talure, ecchymoseFrench
- pronnadhScottish Gaelic
- mazadura, negrón, hematomaGalician
- zúzódás, horzsolás, ütődésHungarian
- կապտուկArmenian
- ammaccatura, lividoItalian
- חבורהHebrew
- あざJapanese
- დალურჯებული ადგილიGeorgian
- мо́дринкаMacedonian
- хөхрүүлэхMongolian
- [[blauwe]] [[plek]], beurze plek, slaan, rotte plekDutch
- siniakPolish
- hematoma, roxoPortuguese
- julitură, zgâriaRomanian
- помя́тость, мя́ться, ушиба́ть, уши́б, кровоподтёк, подби́тость, мять, поби́тость, ушиби́ться, помя́ться, ушиба́ться, синя́к, помя́ть, ушиби́тьRussian
- мо̀дрица, mòdrica, màsnica, ма̀сницаSerbo-Croatian
- šinka, podliatina, modrinaSlovak
- modricaSlovene
- blåmärke, fläckSwedish
- chubukoSwahili
- синя́кUkrainian
- צעברעקלונגYiddish
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