concussed

concussed is the simple past and past participle of concuss.

Meaning of concuss

concuss (third-person singular simple present concusses, present participle concussing, simple past and past participle concussed)

(transitive) To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact.
- The blow will concuss him.
To force to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce.
- The opposite principle , or rather the opposite practice of intrusion , is the reverse of this : it consists in concussing the Presbytery to ordain , and in concussing the people to receive.1840, James Buchanan, The Scriptural Argument for Non-Intrusion Considered

concussed (comparative more concussed, superlative most concussed)

Knocked out; temporarily confused or unconscious due to a blow to the head.
- But, for whatever combination of reasons - and, to be fair, he'd been blasted in the face by shrapnel, was probably badly concussed, and, indeed, would actually remember nothing from the battle after he'd been hit when he was later debriefed - aside from two destroyers left behind to help Hiei, the...2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 24:41 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2022

comparative	more concussed
superlative	most concussed

What does concussed mean?: Concussed means knocked out; temporarily confused or unconscious due to a blow to the head.
What is concussed the simple past and past participle of?: Concussed is the simple past and past participle of concuss.
What part of speech is concussed?: Concussed is an adjective.

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