English Explanatory Dictionary

contusion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of bruise.
  2. Synonym of bruising.

Pronunciation

/kənˈtjuːʒən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contusion.wav /kənˈtuʒən/

Word forms

contusion contusions

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French contusion, from Latin contūsiōnem, accusative singular of contūsiō, from contūsus, past participle of contundō (“to beat”), from com- + tundō (“to beat”).

Synonyms

bruise bruising

Related words

contuse

Derived words

contusional hemicontusion microcontusion

Translations

Arabic: رَضّ Armenian: սալջարդ Bulgarian: натъртване Catalan: contusió Chinese Mandarin: 瘀青 Chinese Mandarin: 瘀傷 /瘀伤 Czech: zhmožděnina Czech: pohmožděnina Dutch: kneuzing Dutch: contusie Finnish: ruhjevamma Finnish: kontuusio French: ecchymose French: contusion French: sang extravasé Galician: contusión German: Prellung Hungarian: zúzódás Indonesian: kontusio Indonesian: lebam Indonesian: memar Italian: contusione Japanese: 挫傷 Korean: 타박상 Latin: contūsiō Macedonian: модрица Malay: lebam Malay: memar Māori: hautūtanga Polish: kontuzja Portuguese: contusão Portuguese: negra Portuguese: pisadura Russian: уши́б Scottish Gaelic: pronnadh Spanish: contusión Tagalog: kontusyon
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