- bruising - causing mental or emotional injury; "a bruising experience"; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
Antonym: harmless (indirect, via harmful)
- bruising - brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"
Antonyms: forceless, unforceful, weak (indirect, via forceful)
- bruise, contuse - injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"
--1 is one way to injure, wound
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun bruiser1, noun bruise1
Did he bruise his foot?
- hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"
--2 is one way to arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- bruise - break up into small pieces for food preparation; "bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
--3 is one way to crush
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"
--4 is one way to damage
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- bruise - damage (plant tissue) by abrasion of pressure; "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them"