Bruise synonyms

contusion

A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken; often having broken blood vessels and discolouration

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contuse

To injure without breaking the skin; bruise.

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injure

To cause damage to; impair:

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trauma

Severe bodily injury, as from a gunshot wound or a motor vehicle accident.

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blemish (related)

A moral defect; a character flaw.

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wound

An injury to a plant caused by cutting, scraping, or other external force

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beat

To shape or break by repeated blows; forge:

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injury (related)

A particular form of hurt, damage, or loss:

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damage (related)

To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

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hurt (related)

To cause physical damage to (something); harm:

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black-and-blue

Discolored from coagulation of blood below the surface of the skin.

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laceration

A jagged wound or cut.

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lividity

The state or quality of being livid.

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abuse

Abuse means to hurt or injure something or someone by acting badly or neglectfully.

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bash

To strike with a violent blow; smash (in)

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batter

To pound noisily and repeatedly

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breach

To break or violate (a contract, covenant, etc.)

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break

To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

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crush

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

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dent

To become dented:

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disable

To disable is defined as to make something not work that was working before, or to injure someone in a way that makes them unable to do something.

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ecchymose

(Medicine) To discolour by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion of blood, beneath the skin.

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ecchymosis

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maim

To injure, disable, or disfigure, usually by depriving of the use of a limb or other part of the body.

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mangle

To mutilate or disfigure by repeatedly and roughly cutting, tearing, hacking, or crushing; lacerate and bruise badly

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mar

To impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of; spoil.

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maul

To injure or mutilate, as by scratching or beating:

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pound

To attack verbally; criticize:

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bruising (related)

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pulverize

To crush, grind, etc. into a powder or dust

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traumatize

To wound or injure (a tissue), as in a surgical operation.

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welt

To reinforce or trim with a welt.

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help (related)

(Intransitive) To provide assistance.

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offend

To offend is to do something offensive to someone, or to break a civil or religious law.

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spite

To treat with spite; show spite toward:

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sore (related)

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swollen (related)

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blister (related)

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scar (related)

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prickle (related)

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sprain (related)

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bleed (related)

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groin (related)

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scalp (related)

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ache (related)

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swelling (related)

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thigh (related)

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black-and-blue mark

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discoloration

A discolored spot; a stain.

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abrasion

(Medicine) A superficial wound caused by scraping; an area of skin where the cells on the surface have been scraped or worn away. [First attested in the mid 20^th century.]

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black eye

A bruised discoloration of the flesh surrounding the eye, often resulting from a blow.

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petechia

A small purplish spot on a body surface, such as the skin or a mucous membrane, caused by a minute hemorrhage and often seen in typhus.

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livid

Having a dark, bluish appearance.

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black

To apply blacking to:

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