Word Meanings - CONCUSSION - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain. (more info) 1. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision

Additional info about word: CONCUSSION

A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain. (more info) 1. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies. It is believed that great ringing of bells, in populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air; which may be from the concussion of the air. Bacon.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CONCUSSION)

• Collision
• Encounter
• conflict
• crash
• opposition
• impact
• concussion
• clash

Related words: (words related to CONCUSSION)

• CLASH
  1. To make a noise by striking against something; to dash noisily together. 2. To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to come onto collision; to interfere. However some of his interests might clash with those of the chief adjacent
• ENCOUNTERER
  One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist. Atterbury.
• OPPOSITIONIST
  One who belongs to the opposition party. Praed.
• CONCUSSION
  A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain. (more info) 1. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision
• COLLISION
  1. The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing. 2. A state of opposition; antagonism; interference. The collision of contrary false principles. Bp. Warburton.
• IMPACT
  To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place. Woodward.
• CONFLICTIVE
  Tending to conflict; conflicting. Sir W. Hamilton.
• CRASH
  To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and violence. He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire. Fairfax.
• CLASH GEAR
  A change-speed gear in which the gears are changed by sliding endwise.
• OPPOSITION
  The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180º; -- signified by the symbol
• ENCOUNTER
  To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend
• CONFLICTING
  Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition; contending; contradictory; incompatible; contrary; opposing. Torn with sundry conflicting passions. Bp. Hurd.
• CLASHINGLY
  With clashing.
• CONFLICT
  flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F. conflit, formerly also 1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves. 2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting. As soon as
• CRASHING
  The noise of many things falling and breaking at once. There shall be . . . a great crashing from the hills. Zeph. i. 10.
• IMPACTED
  Driven together or close. Impacted fracture , a fracture in which the fragments are driven into each other so as to be immovable.
• IMPACTION
  The driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip. 2. An immovable packing; , a lodgment of something in a strait or passage of the body; as, impaction
• RENCOUNTER
  1. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter. 2. To attack hand to hand. Spenser.