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bruising definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bruise 2 of 4 senses of bruise Sense 1 bruise, contuse => jam, crush Sense 2 hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite => insult, affront => sting => humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bruise 2 of 4 senses of bruise Sense 1 bruise, contuse => jam, crush Sense 2 hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite => insult, affront => sting => humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase => crush, demolish => degrade, disgrace, demean, put down => reduce => dehumanize Entailment of verb bruise Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bruise 4 senses of bruise Sense 1 bruise, contuse => injure, wound Sense 2 hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke Sense 3 bruise => crush Sense 4 bruise => damage Familiarity of verb bruise bruise used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bruise Sense 1 bruise, contuse => injure, wound -------------- Sense 2 hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite => arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke -------------- Sense 3 bruise => crush -------------- Sense 4 bruise => damage -------------- Overview of verb bruise The verb bruise has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) bruise, contuse -- (injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of "I bruised my knee") 2. hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite -- (hurt the feelings of "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego") 3. bruise -- (break up into small pieces, as in food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them") 4. bruise -- (damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them") Overview of adj bruising The adj bruising has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bruising -- (causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown) 2. bruising -- (brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle") Antonyms of adj bruising 2 senses of bruising Sense 1 bruising INDIRECT (VIA harmful) -> harmless Sense 2 bruising INDIRECT (VIA forceful) -> forceless, unforceful, weak Similarity of adj bruising 2 senses of bruising Sense 1 bruising => harmful (vs. harmless) Sense 2 bruising => forceful (vs. forceless) Attributes of adj bruising Familiarity of adj bruising bruising used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj bruising bruising Overview of verb bruise The verb bruise has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) bruise, contuse -- (injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of "I bruised my knee") 2. hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite -- (hurt the feelings of "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego") 3. bruise -- (break up into small pieces, as in food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them") 4. bruise -- (damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them") Overview of adj bruising The adj bruising has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. bruising -- (causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown) 2. bruising -- (brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle")
bruising definition
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