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Synonyms for concussion
kənˈkʌʃ əncon·cus·sion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.4 / 12 votes

  1. concussion

    A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.

    Synonyms:
    blow, box, buffet, calamity, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, stroke, thump

Princeton's WordNet

  1. concussionnoun

    injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness

  2. concussionnoun

    any violent blow

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. concussionnoun

    Synonyms:
    shaking, agitation

  2. concussionnoun

    Synonyms:
    clash, shock

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "concussion":

    commotion, bruise, shock, graft, bruising

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD3.3 / 3 votes

  1. concussion

    Synonyms:
    Brain concussion, cerebral concussion

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How to use concussion in a sentence?

  1. Emily Kroshus:

    This does not mean that concussion education itself is an ineffective concept, but that current approaches have tended to be designed in a way that they are not targeting and changing attitudes/beliefs that are actually driving concussion reporting behavior.

  2. Parlow Cone:

    I think back now, and because I've educated myself so much more on the topic, it's scary to think of what could have happened, i never fully recovered from that concussion. I still have the exact same symptoms.

  3. Jeff Miller:

    Blood tests on the sideline, better imaging to identify a concussion -- that's the sort of transcendant science we were hoping to capture and encourage by running this challenge.

  4. John Leddy:

    We don’t know for sure what the cause of difficulty with concentration and memory in school is but a common report is that of cognitive intolerance ; that is, students can not do their work for sustained periods of time before becoming very fatigued and thus unable to process new information, academic problems likely reflect an issue of cognitive intolerance due to an inefficient brain after concussion.

  5. Attorney Donna Rotunno:

    Mr. Weinstein was in a serious car accident in August, which resulted in a concussion and has now necessitated the need for back surgery later this week.


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