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adjective

Definition of bruisednext
as in injured

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verb

past tense of bruise
as in lacerated

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Recent Examples of bruised
Adjective
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 But Allen may not play after missing a portion of training camp with a bruised shin. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 The women looked terrible—bruised and sallow—and smelled even worse. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bruised
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bruised
  1. injured
  2. lacerated
  3. damaged
  4. mangled
  5. hurt
  6. gashed
  7. disfigured
  8. wounded
Adjective
  • Like Dillane’s Willoughby, wily and louche, who quite literally sweeps Marianne off her injured foot and into a giggly, schoolyard kind of chaotic sudden romance.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The injured officer was taken to an area hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
    — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of injured
Verb
  • The man’s muscles and skin were lacerated by the bear’s claws and teeth.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Corbin fractured his jaw in two places, busted his upper arm, and lacerated his lip.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of lacerated
Adjective
  • No deaths or missing persons had been reported, although authorities warned that the full extent of the destruction remained uncertain, particularly in communities cut off by damaged roads, collapsed bridges and landslides.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • More than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began, and little has been rebuilt as most residents remain displaced in tents, rubble or damaged buildings.
    — Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of damaged
Verb
  • Photos showed his paws mangled and covered with open red sores.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Old tree roots have mangled sidewalks and created obstacles for pedestrians, especially parents with strollers and people using wheelchairs.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of mangled
Adjective
  • The emotional effects were immediate—hurt, confusion, lowered self-esteem.
    — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Rivera, baseball’s career leader in saves, underwent surgery after getting hurt playing center field last year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • And yes, the Lions gashed the Panthers’ secondary pretty bad on the national stage.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In last season's game between the Eagles and Bears, the Birds got gashed.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of gashed
Adjective
  • Those who survived the disease were often left disfigured and scarred.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In a particularly gnarly flashback, one sibling voluntarily — and crudely — amputates his fingers to match his brother's disfigured hand, which lost two digits when Angier shot him.
    — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
Definition of disfigured
Verb
  • Israeli strikes in northern and southern Gaza killed three Palestinians and wounded at least a dozen others, according to health officials at Gaza hospitals.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • However, a stabbing at a Catholic convent in southeastern Poland last month left one person dead and four others wounded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of wounded

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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bruised. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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