Synonyms for concussion
- noun
Definitions
- n. 1
An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.
Related words
- Word family
- concuss
Forms
- Plural
- concussions → crashes, collisions, impacts, shocks…
Choose the right word
Concussion is often by transmitted force rather than by direct impact; two railway-trains come into collision; an explosion of dynamite shatters neighboring windows by concussion.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- crash There was a chain-reaction crash during rush hour.
- collision The car exploded a few moments after the collision.
By length
- 4 letters
- blow1
- 5 letters
- crash1, shock1, clash1
- 6 letters
- impact2
- 7 letters
- shaking2
- 9 letters
- encounter3, collision3
- 10 letters
- percussion3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impact2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- commotion