concussive

American  

[kuhn-kuhs-iv] / kənˈkʌs ɪv /

adjective

1. Pathology. characteristic of, caused by, or causing concussion.

2. violently jarring.

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Example Sentences

She’d untangle the inner turmoil in her journal entries in ways that, at times, feel foreboding: “Maybe it’s just the long hours I have been spending on my bed thinking about my illness, but in reading these words from more than three decades ago, I find that I suffer a kind of concussive awareness of the future impact of all these dark events from my early life,” she writes in the book.

From Los Angeles Times

They also claim that the organisation should have established and implemented rules on the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of actual or suspected concussive injuries.

From BBC

This includes, but is not limited to, weapons like stun guns, pepper spray and a variety of concussive projectiles that proponents and manufacturers suggest provide an option for law enforcement that stops short of the lethal force of live ammunition.

From Salon

In light of the many issues with concussive weapons, lawmakers in some states have shown a willingness to restrict the sorts of scenarios in which it is permissible for police to deploy certain less lethal weapons.

From Salon

He has also identified what he said are clear parallels between crews’ symptoms and those he’s found in soldiers with concussive traumas caused by chemical exposures and explosive blasts on battlefields.

From The Wall Street Journal