Synonyms for concussion
kənˈkʌʃ əncon·cus·sion

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1. concussion

   A blow is a sudden impact, as of a fist or a club; a stroke is a sweeping movement; as, the stroke of a sword, of an oar, of the arm in swimming. A shock is the sudden encounter with some heavy body; as, colliding railway-trains meet with a shock; the shock of battle. A slap is given with the open hand, a lash with a whip, thong, or the like; we speak also of the cut of a whip. A buffet or cuff is given only with the hand; a blow either with hand or weapon. A cuff is a somewhat sidelong blow, generally with the open hand; as, a cuff or box on the ear. A stripe is the effect or mark of a stroke. In the metaphorical sense, blow is used for sudden, stunning, staggering calamity or sorrow; stroke for sweeping disaster, and also for sweeping achievement and success. We say a stroke of paralysis, or a stroke of genius. We speak of the buffets of adverse fortune. Shock is used of that which is at once sudden, violent, and prostrating; we speak of a shock of electricity, the shock of an amputation, a shock of surprise. Compare BEAT.

   Synonyms:
   blow, box, buffet, calamity, cuff, cut, disaster, knock, lash, misfortune, rap, shock, stripe, stroke, thump

Princeton's WordNet

1. concussionnoun

   injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness

2. concussionnoun

   any violent blow

Matched Categories

1. • Blow
   • Injury

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. concussionnoun

   Synonyms:
   shaking, agitation

2. concussionnoun

   Synonyms:
   clash, shock

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "concussion":

   commotion, bruise, shock, graft, bruising

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. concussion

   Synonyms:
   Brain concussion, cerebral concussion

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1. The UVA Health System:

   Rep. Lewis is grateful for the care of the clinical staff at the UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville. He’s been discharged and travelled onto the GOP retreat, where he is recovering from a concussion. He looks forward to participating in the retreat as much as he is able.

2. Forrest Petz:

   There’s the part in the back of your mind that’s ‘What if?’ it’s not like I didn’t take a lot of sub-concussion blows that can also cause damage long-term so it’s in the back of my head.

3. Uma Thurman:

   When I came back from the hospital in a neck brace with my knees damaged and a large massive egg on my head and a concussion, I wanted to see the car and I was very upset. Quentin and I had an enormous fight, and I accused him of trying to kill me. And he was very angry at that, I guess understandably, because he didn’t feel he had tried to kill me.

4. Jamshid Ghajar:

   We don’t know what a ‘concussion’ is; there is no accepted diagnosis.

5. Forrest Petz:

   It’s not like I didn’t take a lot of sub-concussion blows that can also cause damage long-term so it’s in the back of my head.