concuss

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verb

To injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact.

“The blow will concuss him.”

OriginLatin concussus →
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Meanings

verbconcuss (third-person singular simple present concusses, present participle concussing, simple past and past participle concussed)

present singular third person concusses · participle present concussing · participle past concussed · past concussed

  1. transitiveTo injure the brain of, usually temporarily, by violent impact.

    The blow will concuss him.

  2. lawTo force to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce.

    The opposite principle , or rather the opposite practice of intrusion , is the reverse of this : it consists in concussing the Presbytery to ordain , and in concussing the people to receive.

    1840, James Buchanan, The Scriptural Argument for Non-Intrusion Considered

Origin

  1. Latinconcussus
  2. Englishconcuss

From Latin concussus, the perfect passive participle of concutiō (“shake violently”), from con- + quatiō (“shake, hit”).

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Translations

Dutch een hersenschudding veroorzaken, door elkaar schudden
  • een hersenschudding veroorzakeninjure the brain
  • door elkaar schuddeninjure the brain
Spanish concusionar
  • concusionarinjure the brain

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with concuss

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Cite this entry
APA

concuss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concuss

MLA

“concuss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concuss. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concuss,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concuss.

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