contusion

Borrowed from Middle French contusion, from Latin contūsiōnem, accusative singular of contūsiō, from contūsus, past participle of contundō (“to beat”), from com- + tundō (“to beat”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kənˈtjuːʒən/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /kənˈtuʒən/
• Rhymes: -uːʒən

contusion (countable and uncountable, plural contusions)

1. A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken, often having broken blood vessels and discolouration.
2. The act of bruising.

• contuse

• continuos

Borrowed from Latin contūsiō.

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.ty.zjɔ̃/

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contusion f (plural contusions)

1. contusion, bruise

• contondant

• “contusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.