Bruise
noun
A mark on your skin caused by an injury.
She had a bruise on her leg from where she hit the table.
Often appears as...
- have a bruise
- get a bruise
verb
To injure the tissue beneath the skin without breaking the skin.
I bruised my arm when I fell.
Often appears as...
- bruise easily
- bruise your knee
verb
To cause physical or emotional harm to someone.
His ego was bruised when he did not get the promotion.
Often appears as...
- bruise someone's ego
- bruise feelings
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To damage the surface of something soft such as fruit or vegetable by hitting it, but not breaking it.
I accidentally bruised the apples while transporting them.
Often appears as...
- bruise easily
- bruise the fruit
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A mark on your skin caused by an injury.
She had a bruise on her leg from where she hit the table.
Often appears as...
- have a bruise
- get a bruise
verb
To injure the tissue beneath the skin without breaking the skin.
I bruised my arm when I fell.
Often appears as...
- bruise easily
- bruise your knee
verb
To cause physical or emotional harm to someone.
His ego was bruised when he did not get the promotion.
Often appears as...
- bruise someone's ego
- bruise feelings
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To damage the surface of something soft such as fruit or vegetable by hitting it, but not breaking it.
I accidentally bruised the apples while transporting them.
Often appears as...
- bruise easily
- bruise the fruit
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Color Change
Bruises often change colors, starting dark and becoming lighter as they heal.
The bruise was black, but now it's turning yellow.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Accidental
In some contexts, 'bruise' can imply domestic or child abuse.
The teacher noticed bruises on the child and reported them.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Bruise can be used metaphorically, referring to harm in non-physical aspects.
His harsh words left a bruise on my self-esteem.
Pro Tip 1/3Color Change
Bruises often change colors, starting dark and becoming lighter as they heal.
The bruise was black, but now it's turning yellow.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Accidental
In some contexts, 'bruise' can imply domestic or child abuse.
The teacher noticed bruises on the child and reported them.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Bruise can be used metaphorically, referring to harm in non-physical aspects.
His harsh words left a bruise on my self-esteem.
Pro Tip 1/3Color Change
Bruises often change colors, starting dark and becoming lighter as they heal.
The bruise was black, but now it's turning yellow.
Pro Tip 2/3Non-Accidental
In some contexts, 'bruise' can imply domestic or child abuse.
The teacher noticed bruises on the child and reported them.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Bruise can be used metaphorically, referring to harm in non-physical aspects.
His harsh words left a bruise on my self-esteem.
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Video examples
"To This Day" ... for...
I didn't want to tell my grandmother because I was scared I'd get in trouble for playing somewhere I shouldn't have been. The gym teacher noticed the bruise, and I got sent to the principal's office. From there, I was sent to another small room with a really nice lady who asked me all kinds of questions about my life at home. I saw no reason to lie.
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Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
out of I said well I've got my camouflage cloth and stuff and you know that I do this quite a bit and they're like no that that's not going to work the birds won't come if you do that so I said well okay what's what are we doing you said well we have a certain way of building a blind and you have to follow that the protocol or the bruise don't
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The urgent need for...
said I'm going to tell you something young man he said people look at me they think I'm some old man sitting in a wheelchair covered with cuts and bruises and scars but I want to tell you something he said these aren't my cuts these aren't my bruises these aren't my scars he said these are my medals of Honor
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"The Nutritionist" by...
There is no bruise like the bruise loneliness kicks into your spine So let me tell you I know there are days it looks like the whole world is dancing in the streets when you break down like the doors of their looted buildings You are not alone and wondering who will be convicted of the crime of insisting
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Peter Attia: What if...
when they walk through the living room -- rather than the effect? Getting the cause and the effect right makes all the difference in the world. Getting it wrong, and the pharmaceutical industry can still do very well for its shareholders but nothing improves for the people with bruised shins.
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If I should have a...
to look through a microscope at the galaxies that exist on the pinpoint of a human mind, because that's the way my mom taught me. That there'll be days like this. There'll be days like this, my momma said. When you open your hands to catch and wind up with only blisters and bruises;
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A brief history of...
to suggest that emotions aren't universal at all, and that culture, particularly the way we use language, can influence how we feel. When we talk about heartbreak, the feeling of brokenness becomes part of our experience, where as in a culture that talks about a bruised heart,
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800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
was the curator at a wildlife park visiting an elephant orphanage in Kenya and hanging out with some amazing crocodiles and yes these jobs come with their occasional bumps and bruises like the time amount line gave me a pretty good thrashing but hey if it's your
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This Taxi Driver Has an...
world and they're literally give me certified and I have five win to lose his face was swelling you know bruising in steep I said you
Video examples
Silverback Chest Beating...
bruised and battered mer Ambo is exhausted but for one little gorilla MIRR ambos efforts have been worthwhile
Video examples
"To This Day" ... for...
I didn't want to tell my grandmother because I was scared I'd get in trouble for playing somewhere I shouldn't have been. The gym teacher noticed the bruise, and I got sent to the principal's office. From there, I was sent to another small room with a really nice lady who asked me all kinds of questions about my life at home. I saw no reason to lie.
Video examples
Tim Laman & Ed Scholes:...
out of I said well I've got my camouflage cloth and stuff and you know that I do this quite a bit and they're like no that that's not going to work the birds won't come if you do that so I said well okay what's what are we doing you said well we have a certain way of building a blind and you have to follow that the protocol or the bruise don't
Video examples
The urgent need for...
said I'm going to tell you something young man he said people look at me they think I'm some old man sitting in a wheelchair covered with cuts and bruises and scars but I want to tell you something he said these aren't my cuts these aren't my bruises these aren't my scars he said these are my medals of Honor
Video examples
"The Nutritionist" by...
There is no bruise like the bruise loneliness kicks into your spine So let me tell you I know there are days it looks like the whole world is dancing in the streets when you break down like the doors of their looted buildings You are not alone and wondering who will be convicted of the crime of insisting
Video examples
Peter Attia: What if...
when they walk through the living room -- rather than the effect? Getting the cause and the effect right makes all the difference in the world. Getting it wrong, and the pharmaceutical industry can still do very well for its shareholders but nothing improves for the people with bruised shins.
Video examples
If I should have a...
to look through a microscope at the galaxies that exist on the pinpoint of a human mind, because that's the way my mom taught me. That there'll be days like this. There'll be days like this, my momma said. When you open your hands to catch and wind up with only blisters and bruises;
Video examples
A brief history of...
to suggest that emotions aren't universal at all, and that culture, particularly the way we use language, can influence how we feel. When we talk about heartbreak, the feeling of brokenness becomes part of our experience, where as in a culture that talks about a bruised heart,
Video examples
800-pound Best Friend PIPE...
was the curator at a wildlife park visiting an elephant orphanage in Kenya and hanging out with some amazing crocodiles and yes these jobs come with their occasional bumps and bruises like the time amount line gave me a pretty good thrashing but hey if it's your
Video examples
This Taxi Driver Has an...
world and they're literally give me certified and I have five win to lose his face was swelling you know bruising in steep I said you
Video examples
Silverback Chest Beating...
bruised and battered mer Ambo is exhausted but for one little gorilla MIRR ambos efforts have been worthwhile
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Quote examples
Meghan Daum
American Author
The reason it was so bruising when someone said I was from a rich family is that, like many of us, I'm deeply invested - probably overly so - in the myth of my own self-creation. I like to believe that I got where I am, such as it is, by working hard and charting my own course.
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Adam Savage
American Entertainer
I go home at the end of the day and I rarely talk about what I did that day. So my wife's experience is just like that of anybody else whose husband goes away to a blue collar job and comes home bruised and dirty and often proud of the work that they're doing.
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Kane
American Athlete
What we do in WWE is not a sacrifice. Being out on the road all the time, and all the bumps and bruises, that sort of thing is difficult but also a joy and a pleasure. It's brought so much happiness into my life. I wouldn't have it any other way.
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Mariah Carey
Musician
Trust is not very easy for me at all. I want to be a trusting person, but I've been bruised so many times - not to sound woe-is-me about my life.
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Anne Bradstreet
American Poet
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.
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Alexandra Daddario
American Actress
I'm not afraid of falling and getting up the next day with a few bumps and bruises.
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Sargent Shriver
American Politician
The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
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Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
A sore ankle, a swollen knee or a bruise makes you feel alive.
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Al Horford
Dominican Basketball Player
Everybody goes through bumps and bruises through the year.
Quote examples
Meghan Daum
American Author
The reason it was so bruising when someone said I was from a rich family is that, like many of us, I'm deeply invested - probably overly so - in the myth of my own self-creation. I like to believe that I got where I am, such as it is, by working hard and charting my own course.
Quote examples
Adam Savage
American Entertainer
I go home at the end of the day and I rarely talk about what I did that day. So my wife's experience is just like that of anybody else whose husband goes away to a blue collar job and comes home bruised and dirty and often proud of the work that they're doing.
Quote examples
Kane
American Athlete
What we do in WWE is not a sacrifice. Being out on the road all the time, and all the bumps and bruises, that sort of thing is difficult but also a joy and a pleasure. It's brought so much happiness into my life. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Quote examples
Mariah Carey
Musician
Trust is not very easy for me at all. I want to be a trusting person, but I've been bruised so many times - not to sound woe-is-me about my life.
Quote examples
Anne Bradstreet
American Poet
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.
Quote examples
Alexandra Daddario
American Actress
I'm not afraid of falling and getting up the next day with a few bumps and bruises.
Quote examples
Sargent Shriver
American Politician
The roots of racism lie deep in man's nature, wounded and bruised by original sin.
Quote examples
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
American Poet
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child.
Quote examples
Gianluca Vialli
Italian Manager
A sore ankle, a swollen knee or a bruise makes you feel alive.
Quote examples
Al Horford
Dominican Basketball Player
Everybody goes through bumps and bruises through the year.
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