bruise
English Thesaurus
1. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | harm, hurt, injury, trauma, |
| definition | : | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc. (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | ecchymosis, |
| definition | : | the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | petechia, |
| definition | : | a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | black eye, mouse, shiner, |
| definition | : | a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye (noun.state) |
2. damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | damage, |
| definition | : | inflict damage upon (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | flora, plant, plant life, |
| definition | : | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops) |
3. break up into small pieces for food preparation (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | crush, |
| definition | : | break into small pieces (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
| definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
4. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | injure, wound, |
| definition | : | cause injuries or bodily harm to (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | crush, jam, |
| definition | : | crush or bruise (verb.contact) |
5. hurt the feelings of (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise, |
| definition | : | call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | affront, diss, insult, |
| definition | : | treat, mention, or speak to rudely (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | lacerate, |
| definition | : | deeply hurt the feelings of; distress (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | sting, |
| definition | : | cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging (verb.emotion) |
6. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (noun.state)
| derivation | : | bruise, contuse, |
| definition | : | injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (verb.contact) |
7. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | contusion, |
| definition | : | the action of bruising (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bruise, contusion, |
| definition | : | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (noun.state) |
8. hurt the feelings of (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | dysphemistic, offensive, |
| definition | : | substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | offensive, |
| definition | : | causing anger or annoyance (adj.all) |
9. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (noun.state)
| derivation | : | bruise, contuse, |
| definition | : | injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (verb.contact) |
10. injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | contusion, |
| definition | : | the action of bruising (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | bruise, contusion, |
| definition | : | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration (noun.state) |
11. hurt the feelings of (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | dysphemistic, offensive, |
| definition | : | substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | offensive, |
| definition | : | causing anger or annoyance (adj.all) |
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