concuss
pronunciation
How to pronounce concuss in British English:
UK [kənˈkʌs]
How to pronounce concuss in American English:
US [kən'kʌs]
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- Verb:
- shake violently
- injure the brain; sustain a concussion
Word Origin
- concuss (v.)
- 1590s, "to shake violently," from Latin concuss-, past participle stem of concutere "to dash together, shake violently" (see concussion). Meaning "to give a concussion to the brain" is from 1680s. Related: Concussed; concussing; concussive.
Example
- 1. I hear the whole palace returning to concuss your helpless ai a roar .
- 2. In an intermediate zone between solid and liquid gas can make you laugh or lift you off the ground or concuss you or kill you even though you can 't see it .
- 3. My voice return to concuss in the valley , this is my whole life the last words .