bruised

adjective

ˈbrüzd How to pronounce bruised (audio)
Synonyms of bruisednext
: 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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Rhodes was left bruised and battered that night but was still the champion. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Even so, security for residents of the autonomous city of 84,000 remained bruised. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 Swing tackle Vederian Lowe (ankle) and rookie defensive lineman Gracen Halton (bruised knee bone) also hit the trainer’s room during the first practice of training camp and haven’t returned to the field yet. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Sarepta Therapeutics, the bruised maker of Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments, on Monday named Michael Severino, formerly the CEO of Tessera Therapeutics, as its new chief executive, starting Tuesday. — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bruised

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bruised was in the 14th century

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