concuss

verb

con·​cuss kən-ˈkəs 

concussed; concussing; concusses

transitive verb

: to affect with or as if with concussion

Examples of concuss in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dozens of officers and civilians were injured, some concussed, the Observer reported then. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Myers, however, threw a careless hit that concussed Matty Beniers during his rookie campaign, and Kraken fans have long remembered that sequence. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Three Philadelphia-area athletes, including two Syracuse University football recruits, were arrested in connection with an attack in Old City that left a person concussed, among other injuries, police said. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 June 2026

Losers often exit the octagon wobbling, smiling, fogged, concussed. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 22 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin concussus, past participle

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for concuss

• cebus
• discuss
• pileus
• bus
• buss
• cuss
• fuss
• glace
• huss
• plus
• pus
• russ

Medical Definition

concuss

transitive verb

con·​cuss kən-ˈkəs 

: to affect with concussion