bruising

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bruise

(bro͞oz)

v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es

v.tr.

a. To injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of (part of the body) without breaking the skin, as by a blow.

b. To damage (plant tissue), as by abrasion or pressure: bruised the fruit by careless packing.

2. To dent or mar.

3. To pound (berries, for example) into fragments; crush.

4. To hurt, especially psychologically.

v.intr.

To experience or undergo bruising: Peaches bruise easily.

1. An injury to underlying tissues or bone in which the skin is not broken, often characterized by ruptured blood vessels and discolorations.

2. A similar injury to plant tissue, often resulting in discoloration or spoilage.

3. A painful feeling caused by or associated with an experience.

[Middle English bruisen, from Old English brȳsan, to crush, and from Old North French bruisier (of Celtic origin).]

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bruising

(ˈbruːzɪŋ)

adj

1. (Pathology) causing bruises, as by a blow

2. aggressively antagonistic; hurtful: four months of bruising negotiation.

(Pathology) a bruise or bruises

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Adj.	1.	bruising - causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
	2.	bruising - brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle" forceful - characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical); "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"

bruising

noun

1. discoloration, marking, swelling, contusion, ecchymosis She had quite a severe bruising and a cut lip.

adjective

1. hard, tough, violent, rough, fierce, ferocious, rumbustious a bruising battle over civil rights

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bruising

[ˈbruːzɪŋ] ADJ [experience] → doloroso, penoso; [match] → durísimo, violento

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bruising

[ˈbruːzɪŋ]

adj

(= upsetting) [experience] → douloureux/euse

(= fierce) [battle, campaign, encounter] → éprouvant(e)

n (= bruises) → bleus mpl, contusions fpl

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bruising

n → Prellungen pl

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bruising

[ˈbruːzɪŋ]

1. n → ecchimosi f inv

2. adj (encounter, experience) → brutto/a; (criticism, defeat) → pesante

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