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bruised

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bruise  (brz)
v. bruised, bruis·ing, bruis·es
v.tr.
1.
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.
n.
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. An injury, especially to one's feelings.

[Middle English bruisen, from Old English brsan, to crush, and from Old North French bruisier (of Germanic origin).]
Translations
bruised [ˈbruːzd] adjcontusionné(e)
bruised
adj
to be bruised (person)einen blauen Fleck/blaue Flecke haben; (= have severe bruising)Prellungen haben; (fruit, vegetable)eine Druckstelle/Druckstellen haben; she has a bruised shoulder, her shoulder is bruisedsie hat einen blauen Fleck/blaue Flecke auf der Schulter; I feel bruised all overmir tuts am ganzen Körper weh
(fig) ego, feelings, prideverletzt; to feel bruisedsich verletzt fühlen


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A FOX swimming across a rapid river was carried by the force of the current into a very deep ravine, where he lay for a long time very much bruised, sick, and unable to move.
This struck the Unworthy Man on the head and set him rubbing that bruised organ vigorously with one hand while vainly attempting to expand an umbrella with the other.
Next come the legal effects, always supposing that the wronged party can summon heart enough to carry on a suit, with bruised affections--" "hang it," thought Tom, "why did I not think of that word 'bruised' while on my knees; it would tell like a stiletto--" "Yes, Miss Julia, if 'bruised affections' would permit the soul to descend to such preliminaries.
 
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