Definitions of concussion [ənˈkʌʃ ən]

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Definition of 'concussion'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) concussion
injury to the brain or spinal cord due to jarring from a blow, fall, or the like.

2. concussion
shock caused by the impact of a collision, blow, etc.

3. concussion
the act or action of violently shaking or jarring.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L)

Definition of 'concussion'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) concussion
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness

2. (noun) concussion
any violent blow

Definition of 'concussion'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) concussion
a brain injury

Definition of 'concussion'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) concussion
a shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies

2. (noun) 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

3. (noun) concussion
the unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value

Translation of 'concussion'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: temporary harm to the brain caused by a heavy blow on the head suffering from concussion.
Afrikaans: harsingskudding, hersings	Arabic: ارْتِجاجٌ دِماغي	Bulgarian: сътресение
Brazilian: concussão	Czech: otřes mozku	German: die (Gehirn-)Erschütterun
Danish: hjernerystelse	Greek: διάσειση	Spanish: conmoción (cerebral)
Estonian: (pea)ajupõrutus	Farsi: ضربه مغزی	Finnish: aivotärähdys
French: commotion (cérébrale)	Hebrew: זַעֲזוּע מֹח	Hindi: सिर की अन्दरूनी चोट से बन
Croatian: potres mozga	Hungarian: agyrázkódás	Indonesian: gegar otak
Icelandic: heilahristingur	Italian: commozione cerebrale	Japanese: 脳しんとう
Korean: 뇌진탕	Lithuanian: smegenų sutrenkimas	Latvian: [] satricinājums
Malay: konkusi	Dutch: hersenschudding	Norwegian: hjernerystelse
Polish: wstrząs mózgu	Persian: ضربه مغزی	Pashto: ډكه، ټكر، جټكه، زيان (طب)
Portuguese: concussão	Romanian: comoţie (cerebrală)	Russian: сотрясение мозга
Slovak: otras mozgu	Slovenian: pretres (možganov)	Serbian: potres mozga
Swedish: hjärnskakning	Thai: การบาดเจ็บชั่วคราวในสมองเ	Turkish: beyin sarsıntısı
Taiwanese: 腦震盪	Ukrainian: струс; контузія	Urdu: دماغی نقصان
Vietnamese: sự chấn động	Chinese: 脑震荡
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