concussion

CEFRB2

/kənˈkʌʃən/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An injury to the brain caused by a hard blow.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.

Examples

  • The doctor told me I had a concussion.

  • My daughter had a concussion.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /kəŋkˈəʃɪn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.

  2. A violent collision or shock.

More examples

In context

  • You have a concussion.

  • It is believed that great ringing of bells, in populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air; which may be from the concussion of the air.

  • Then Concussion, Rapine, Pillories, / Their Catalogue of Accusations fill.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The athlete suffered a severe blank after hitting his head on the goalpost.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Latin concussiō. Equivalent to concuss + -ion.