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bruise

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of bruise

1 a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not

  • she got quite a big bruise from walking into the corner of the table
Synonyms of bruise

contusion
Words Related to bruise

abrasion, boo-boo, bump, lump, scrape, scratch

black eye, hickey

discoloration

2 an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface

  • bruises caused by ill-fitting hiking boots
Synonyms of bruise

abrasion, graze, scrape
Words Related to bruise

bedsore, gall

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