concuss


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
concussion/kənˈkʌʃn/
noun
  • 1 temporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow on the head.
  • 2 a violent shock as from a heavy blow.
– derivatives
concuss verb,
concussive adjective.
– origin ME: from L. concussio(n-), from concutere ‘dash together, shake’.
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