suggillation

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noun

A livid mark; a blow; a bruise.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounsuggillation (countable and uncountable, plural suggillations)

plural suggillations

  1. countableA livid mark; a blow; a bruise.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

  1. Frenchsuggillation
  2. Latinsuggillatio
  3. Englishsuggillation

From Latin suggillatio, ultimately from suggillo. Compare French suggillation.

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Translations

Bulgarian синина
  • синина (sinina)livid mark
Chinese Mandarin 紫斑, 瘀青
  • 紫斑 (zǐbān)livid mark
  • 瘀青 (yūqīng)livid mark
Finnish mustelma
  • mustelmalivid mark
Polish krwiak, siniec
  • krwiaklivid mark
  • sinieclivid mark
  • siniaklivid mark
Russian кровоподтёк, синя́к
  • кровоподтёк (krovopodtjók)livid mark
  • синя́к (sinják)livid mark
Cite this entry
APA

suggillation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suggillation

MLA

“suggillation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suggillation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suggillation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suggillation.

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