Concussion

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A violent jarring; a shock. See Synonyms at collision.
  • n. An injury to an organ, especially the brain, produced by a violent blow and followed by a temporary or prolonged loss of function.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a violent collision or shock
  • n. an injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies.
  • n. A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow.
  • n. The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of shaking or agitating, particularly by the stroke or impact of another body.
  • n. The state of being shaken; the shock occasioned by two bodies coming suddenly and violently into collision; shock; agitation.
  • n. In surgery, injury sustained by the brain or other viscera, as from a fall, a blow, etc.
  • n. In civil law, the act of extorting money or something of value by violence or threats of violence; extortion.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
  • n. any violent blow
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    accidental injury    injury    bump    blow   
    Cross Reference
    curvature of concussion   
    Form
    concussion grenade   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    shock   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Prussian    Russian    discussion    percussion    repercussion   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    contusion    sprain    jolt    bruise    detonation   
     
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