concussion

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concussion

/kənˈkʌʃən/ UK
/kənˈkʊʃən/ Northern England
/ˈkɒnˈkʊʃən/ Northern England
/kəŋkˈəʃɪn/ Northwestern, US
/kənˈkəʃn̩/ Canada
/kənˈkʌʃn̩/ US

Rhymes with -ʌʃən

Where it comes from

From Latin concussiō. Equivalent to concuss + -ion.

noun concussions

countable, obsolete, uncountable A violent collision or shock. It is believed that great ringing of bells, in populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air; which may be from the concussion of the air.
US, countable, uncountable, in Canada, in Commonwealth An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.
countable, obsolete, uncountable The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value. Then Concussion, Rapine, Pillories, / Their Catalogue of Accusations fill.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: shock, bruising, impact, clash, trauma, commotion, stroke, vibration, extortion, bruise, contusion, bribery, graft, concussation, bump, choque

Translations

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noun violent collision or shock

Español	choque
Français	choc
Ελληνικά	κλονισμός klonismós
Русский	уши́б ušíb, уда́р udár

noun injury

Español	conmoción cerebral, concusión
日本語	震盪 shintō
中文	震盪 /震荡 zhèndàng
Kiswahili	mshtuko wa ubongo
Português	concussão
Français	commotion, commotion cérébrale
Deutsch	Gehirnerschütterung, Erschütterung, Stoßverletzung, Konkussion
Italiano	commozione cerebrale
Ελληνικά	διάσειση diáseisi
Română	comoție cerebrală
Русский	сотрясе́ние sotrjasénije, коммо́ция kommócija
العربية	اِرْتِجَاج irtijāj

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@misc{concussion_2026,
  title = {concussion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concussion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}