concuss

verb

con·​cuss kən-ˈkəs How to pronounce concuss (audio)
concussed; concussing; concusses

transitive verb

: to affect with or as if with concussion

Examples of concuss in a Sentence

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One officer’s eye was cut by a shard of glass from a broken window; two officers were hit with chunks of ice and concussed. Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2026 He was concussed on an overtime play in a victory against Mississippi State. David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026 The 41-6 beatdown was the 49ers’ worst playoff loss since Jim Burt concussed Joe Montana in the Meadowlands in 1987. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026 In September 2024, a 20-minute barrage of three-inch hail concussed dozens of homes in the Gutierrezes’ Edmond neighborhood, shattering their concrete shingle roof despite its high impact resistance rating. J.c. Hallman, Oklahoma Watch, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for concuss

Word History

Etymology

Latin concussus, past participle

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of concuss was in 1597

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“Concuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concuss. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.

Medical Definition

concuss

transitive verb
con·​cuss kən-ˈkəs How to pronounce concuss (audio)
: to affect with concussion

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