concuss
[ kuhn-kuhs ]
/ kənˈkʌs /
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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Example sentences from the Web for concuss
The wagon tipped over and concussed a keg of blasting powder, and that obliterated the rest of the goods.
Remarks|Bill NyeAt length the learned doctor was concussed by his colleagues on the subject, and he condescended to notice it.
Concussed and bloody, he had just enough drive left to get himself out.
Deathworld|Harry HarrisonBut as I am a slight man it might have been my brain that got concussed.
The Water Goats and Other Troubles|Ellis Parker Butler
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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