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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
Vance Joseph’s defense, bruised and battered, down two starting cornerbacks and three points, needed one more stop Sunday afternoon. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 That means the Dodgers will get five days off next week to prepare for their playoff opener, a godsend for a bruised and bloodied team that has stumbled to the finish of the regular season. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Sox right fielder Tristan Peters suffered a bruised shoulder/rib while banging into the outfield wall on Kevin McGonigle’s three-run triple in the fifth inning. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026 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 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
  • Rescuers reached the injured climber the following morning, but bad weather prevented an aerial extraction.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • There was no immediate information on the condition of the injured worker.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 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
  • Rypkema said the region could look to San Antonio’s Under 1 Roof program, which provides low- to moderate-income homeowners with one-time grants of up to $19,000 to fix worn or damaged roofs.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • There are some health concerns related to PTFE coatings when misused, damaged or excessively heated.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 22 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 alleged crime has left the neighborhood shocked, hurt and outraged.
    — Christina Fan, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The emotional effects were immediate—hurt, confusion, lowered self-esteem.
    — George Loewenstein, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of hurt
Verb
  • A week after the defense was gashed by Nebraska, the offense sputtered to find its rhythm.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • And yes, the Lions gashed the Panthers’ secondary pretty bad on the national stage.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 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
  • Three were killed and six were wounded in the Obukhiv district, where warehouses were damaged, police said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The elder Sebastian Trotter was in the water below him, grabbing a tree trunk, wounded and barely able to speak.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of wounded

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