concuss

[ kuhn-kuhs ]

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verb (used with object)

to injure by concussion: He was mildly concussed by the falling books.

Origin of concuss

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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How to use concuss in a sentence

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.
Emily Harrington Made History on El Cap. She’s Still Ascending. | jversteegh | July 26, 2021 | Outside Online
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.
Could Biomarkers Be the Key to Concussion Recovery? | Christie Aschwanden | June 30, 2021 | Outside Online
He had returned to terms of friendship with Romanel, with a view to concuss the whole city, with no one to interpose.
Letters of John Calvin, Volume II (of 4) | Jules Bonnet
When I concuss the limb here, the foot will kick forward involuntarily.
Yellowstone Nights | Herbert Quick

British Dictionary definitions for concuss

concuss

/ (kənˈkʌs) /

verb(tr)

to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
to shake violently; agitate; disturb

Origin of concuss

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

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