bruise

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of BRUISE

a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not <she got quite a big bruise from walking into the corner of the table>

Synonyms bruise

Related Words abrasion, boo-boo, bump, lump, scrape, scratch; black eye, hickey; discoloration

an area of skin roughened or worn away by harsh rubbing against another surface <bruises caused by ill-fitting hiking boots>

Synonyms bruise, graze, scrape

Related Words bedsore, gall

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