Concussion Definition

kən-kŭshən
concussions
noun
A violent shaking; agitation; shock, as from impact.
Webster's New World
A condition of impaired functioning of some organ, esp. the brain, as a result of a violent blow or impact.
Webster's New World

An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.

Wiktionary

(law, civil law) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.

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Other Word Forms of Concussion

Noun

Singular:
concussion
Plural:
concussions

Origin of Concussion

  • Middle English concussioun bruise, contusion from Latin concussiō concussiōn- concussion from concussus past participle of concutere to strike together concuss

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin concussio

    From Wiktionary

Concussion Sentence Examples

  • Suddenly a terrible concussion threw him backwards to the ground.

  • Again, there are chambers with drifts of snowy crystals of the sulphate of magnesia, the ceilings so thickly covered with their efflorescence that a loud concussion will cause them to fall like flakes of snow.

  • The nurses told us that she had bad concussion.

  • Mr Row was thrown on the way home, sustaining concussion of the brain.

  • Apart from minor concussion she seemed quite good considering.

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