Bruise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænvɐsbˌæk/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈuːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈuːz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈænvɐsbˌæk/.

Examples

I bruised my knee
She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
This remark really bruised my ego

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contusion wound injure hurt offend spite contuse

Parts of Speech

noun	an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
verb	injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of “I bruised my knee”
verb	hurt the feelings of “She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”
verb	break up into small pieces for food preparation “bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them”
verb	damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure “The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them”

Word Forms

bruise	verb	injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
bruiser	noun	a large and strong and heavyset man
bruise	noun	an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration
contusion	noun	the action of bruising
offensive	adjective	substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
offence	noun	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
offense	noun	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
spite	noun	malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prellung

Eine Verletzung, die die Haut nicht schädigt, aber zu einer gewissen Verfärbung führt

🇫🇷French

hématome

une blessure qui ne brise pas la peau mais entraîne une certaine décoloration

🇪🇸Spanish

moretón

una lesión que no rompe la piel pero produce cierta decoloración

🇮🇹Italian

ammaccare

una lesione che non rompe la pelle ma provoca qualche scolorimento

🇳🇱Dutch

kneuzing

een verwonding die de huid niet beschadigt, maar enige verkleuring tot gevolg heeft

🇵🇹Portuguese

hematoma

uma lesão que não rompe a pele, mas resulta em alguma descoloração

🇷🇺Russian

синяк

травма, которая не повреждает кожу, но приводит к некоторому изменению цвета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोट

एक ऐसी चोट जिससे त्वचा तो नहीं टूटती लेकिन कुछ रंग खराब हो जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষত

একটি আঘাত যা ত্বক ভেঙ্গে না কিন্তু কিছু বিবর্ণতা ঘটায়

🇮🇳Tamil

காயம்

ஒரு காயம் தோலை உடைக்காது ஆனால் சில நிறமாற்றத்தை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గాయము

ఒక గాయం చర్మాన్ని విచ్ఛిన్నం చేయదు కానీ కొంత రంగు పాలిపోవడానికి దారితీస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जखम

एक दुखापत ज्यामुळे त्वचा तुटत नाही परंतु त्याचा परिणाम काही प्रमाणात विस्कळीत होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉઝરડો

એવી ઈજા કે જે ત્વચાને તોડી શકતી નથી પરંતુ કેટલાક વિકૃતિકરણમાં પરિણમે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಗೇಟು

ಒಂದು ಗಾಯವು ಚರ್ಮವನ್ನು ಮುರಿಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಆದರೆ ಕೆಲವು ಬಣ್ಣಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചതവ്

ചർമ്മത്തെ തകർക്കാത്ത ഒരു പരിക്ക്, പക്ഷേ ചില നിറവ്യത്യാസത്തിന് കാരണമാകുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੱਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸੱਟ ਜੋ ਚਮੜੀ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਤੋੜਦੀ ਪਰ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੁਝ ਰੰਗੀਨ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زخم

ایک چوٹ جس سے جلد نہیں ٹوٹتی لیکن اس کے نتیجے میں کچھ رنگت ہو جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挫伤

不会破坏皮肤但会导致变色的伤害

🇯🇵Japanese

あざ

皮膚は壊さないが、多少の変色を引き起こす怪我

🇰🇷Korean

타박상

피부가 부러지지는 않지만 약간의 변색을 초래하는 부상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vết bầm tím

một vết thương không làm rách da nhưng dẫn đến sự đổi màu

🇹🇭Thai

รอยช้ำ

การบาดเจ็บที่ไม่ทำลายผิวหนังแต่ส่งผลให้เกิดการเปลี่ยนสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

memar

cedera yang tidak merusak kulit tetapi menyebabkan perubahan warna

🇵🇭Filipino

pasa

isang pinsala na hindi nakakasira sa balat ngunit nagreresulta sa ilang pagkawalan ng kulay

🇲🇾Malay

lebam

kecederaan yang tidak memecahkan kulit tetapi mengakibatkan sedikit perubahan warna

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كدمة

إصابة لا تكسر الجلد ولكنها تؤدي إلى تغير لونه

🇮🇷Persian

کبودی

آسیبی که پوست را نمی شکند اما باعث تغییر رنگ می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çürük

cildi kırmayan ancak bir miktar renk değişikliğine neden olan bir yaralanma

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַבּוּרָה

פציעה שאינה שוברת את העור אך גורמת לשינוי צבע מסוים

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