contused

verb

Definition of contusednext
past tense of contuse
as in bruised

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  1. injured
  2. battered
  3. bloodied
  4. tore
  5. hurt
Verb
  • In 2021, 900 greyhounds were reportedly injured and 232 died, according to local media reports, cited by the BBC.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The goal was to to gauge the likelihood and severity of pedestrians being injured or killed at various crash impact speeds and vehicle heights.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of injured
Verb
  • Reports in British media suggest the area was affected by flooding at the time of the incident, as Storm Darragh battered the United Kingdom with strong winds and rain over the weekend.
    Ben Church, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His spirit was worn down and battered but never broken.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of battered
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  • Led by vocalist Christina Michelle’s hair-raising screams, Deep Sage mangles everything in its path with thick basslines and switchblade guitars until the floor is bloodied but the air, at long last, is cleansed.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
  • None was bigger than the Ohio State-Michigan brawl, which left players and coaches bloodied, and at least one officer injured.
    Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of bloodied
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  • Sam Williams tore his ACL before the season began, and DeMarcus Lawrence still remains out after suffering a foot injury earlier this season.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The transfer from Washington State tore an anterior cruciate ligament in January while playing for the Cougars against the Bruins.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of tore
Verb
  • He was not seriously hurt, but McConnell has recently been using a wheelchair as a precaution while at airports, according to NBC News.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The memory foam sole also lends some comfort and arch support so your feet won’t hurt after babysitting a high-maintenance stew all day.
    Anne Loreto Cruz, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of hurt
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“Contused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contused. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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