bruised

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adjective

ˈbrüzd 

: having a bruise or many bruises

a badly bruised fighter

a bruised apple

: damaged or wounded by or as if by being struck

a bruised ego

bruised

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past tense and past participle of bruise entry 2

Examples of bruised in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Sox right fielder Tristan Peters suffered a bruised shoulder/rib while banging into the outfield wall on Kevin McGonigle’s three-run triple in the fifth inning. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Brandon Marsh, who departed with a bruised right foot, saw nine pitches, and eight were in the zone. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

At its worst, Dark Matter could feel like a Charlie Kaufman movie — the endlessly scaffolded universe of Synecdoche, New York comes to mind, in particular — without the wit and bruised humanity. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

And social media is inundated with questions about the 80-year-old president's health and vitality, spurred by pictures of his bruised hands or video clips of him appearing to fall asleep in meetings. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bruised

• abused
• accused
• amused
• bemused
• confused
• contused
• defused
• diffused
• disused
• effused
• enthused
• excused