: 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
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One of her earliest memories was of her teenage sister sitting at the kitchen table one morning with a bruised eye and split lip, having been thrown down a flight of stairs by a boyfriend.
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Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
The Wizards announced before the game that point guard Trae Young, who left against Golden State on Monday, has a bruised right quadriceps as well as lower back irritation, and there is no timeline for his return.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Her daughter’s birth a couple of years later was less straightforward, leaving the infant with a bruised leg.
—Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
His left eye remains bruised and bloody.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
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Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
The Wizards announced before the game that point guard Trae Young, who left against Golden State on Monday, has a bruised right quadriceps as well as lower back irritation, and there is no timeline for his return.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Her daughter’s birth a couple of years later was less straightforward, leaving the infant with a bruised leg.
—Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
His left eye remains bruised and bloody.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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