concuss
[ kuhn-kuhs ]
/ kənˈkʌs /
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verb (used with object)
to injure by concussion: He was mildly concussed by the falling books.
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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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British Dictionary definitions for concuss
concuss
/ (kənˈkʌs) /
verb (tr)
to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
to shake violently; agitate; disturb
Word Origin for concuss
C16: from Latin concussus violently shaken, from concutere to disturb greatly, from quatere to shake
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