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concuss

[ kuhn-kuhs ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to injure by concussion:

    He was mildly concussed by the falling books.



concuss

/ əˈʌ /

verb

  1. to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc
  2. to shake violently; agitate; disturb
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of concuss1

1590–1600; < Latin concussus, past participle of concutere, equivalent to con- con- + -cut-, combining form of quat-, stem of quatere to shake + -tus past participle ending
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of concuss1

C16: from Latin concussus violently shaken, from concutere to disturb greatly, from quatere to shake
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The captain has little memory of watching those closing minutes, having been concussed in a clattering tackle.

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They go on to say the match referee "should consider the likely role" the concussed player would have played during the remainder of the match and "the normal role" played by the replacement.

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“Our members have been beaten, concussed, pepper sprayed, both by counter-protesters and by police forces. As a union, it is our responsibility to stand beside them,” the union said in a statement.

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"I was concussed going into that fight - I fell down the stairs and knocked myself out two weeks before," she recalled.

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The guidelines give a similar timeframe for a concussed athlete to resume light exercise — as long as their symptoms are stable and the effort does not make them much worse.

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