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concuss

[ kuhn-kuhs ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to injure by concussion:

    He was mildly concussed by the falling books.



concuss

/ kənˈkʌs /

verb

  1. to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
  2. to shake violently; agitate; disturb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of concuss1

1590–1600; < Latin concussus, past participle of concutere, equivalent to con- con- + -cut-, combining form of quat-, stem of quatere to shake + -tus past participle ending
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Word History and Origins

Origin of concuss1

C16: from Latin concussus violently shaken, from concutere to disturb greatly, from quatere to shake
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Example Sentences

The failures from her previous El Cap attempts come rushing back—giving up a few hundred feet from the top in November 2019, and later that month, a massive fall that required a rescue and left her bloodied, bruised, and concussed.

The team compared blood samples from more than 250 concussed college athletes with samples from non-concussed athletes in contact sports, and with a control group of athletes who didn’t play contact sports or have concussions.

He had returned to terms of friendship with Romanel, with a view to concuss the whole city, with no one to interpose.

When I concuss the limb here, the foot will kick forward involuntarily.

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