concussion
UK/kənˈkʌʃən/
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Northern England/kənˈkʊʃən/
concussion noun: a violent collision or shock.
Noun
concussion (countable and uncountable, plural concussions)
- A violent collision or shock.
- It is believed that great ringing of bells, in populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air; which may be from the concussion of the air.1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
- [Water vapour bubbles] hit againſt the ſides of the more eminent and Mountainous Places, of the Globe, and by this Concuſſion are condenſed, and thus become heavier than the Air they ſvvom in, and ſo gleet dovvn the rocky Caverns of theſe Mountains, […]1705, George Cheyne, “Of the Existence of a Deity”, in Philosophical Principles of Natural Religion: […], London: […] George Strahan […], →OCLC, § XXIX, page 184
- An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.
- The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.
- Then Concussion, Rapine, Pillories, / Their Catalogue of Accusations fill.1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson...
concussion meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
concussion in Tamil
- அடித்தல், தற்காலிக மூளை அதிர்ச்சி, தாக்குதல், மூளை அதிர்ச்சி, உட்காய அதிர்வு, உட்காயக் கலக்கம்
concussion in Urdu
- چوٹ, دھکا, صدمہ
concussion in Bengali
- মস্তিষ্কে আঘাত, কনকাশন
concussion in Telugu
- కంకషన్
More languagesFewer languages
- concussion in Malayalam
- ശക്തിയായ കമ്പനം, കുലുക്കം, അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായ ആഘാതം
- concussion in Kannada
- ಹೊಡೆತ, ಪೊಳಪು, ಆಘಾತ, ಪೆಟ್ಟು
- concussion in Nepali
- कन्क्युसन
- concussion in Arabic
- اِرْتِجَاج irtijāj
Examples of concussion in a sentence
- Concussion victims always fail the PERRL test.
- She had at least one concussion every year since she was in the fourth grade.
- One sour note was the withdrawal of Rosicky, who suffered concussion after a heavy collision.
Forms of concussion
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Origin of concussion
From Latin concussiō. Equivalent to concuss + -ion.
Words formed from concussion
Phrases with concussion
Words that rhyme with concussion
Questions about concussion
- What does concussion mean?
- Concussion means a violent collision or shock.
- What is concussion in Tamil?
- Concussion in Tamil is அடித்தல், தற்காலிக மூளை அதிர்ச்சி, தாக்குதல். See Concussion meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is concussion?
- Concussion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce concussion?
- Concussion is pronounced /kənˈkʌʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of concussion?
- The plural of concussion is concussions.
Words near concussion in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: concussion (page history and authors); concussion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); concussion (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); concussion (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); concussion (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); concussion (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); concussion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); concussion (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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