Concussion

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Concussion \Con*cus"sion\, n. [L. concussio, fr. concutere,
     concussum, to shake violenty; con- + quatere to shake. See
     {Cashier}, {Quash}.]
     1. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision
        of two bodies.
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              It is believed that great ringing of bells, in
              populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air;
              which may be from the concussion of the air.
                                                    --Bacon.
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     2. (Med.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without
        visible structural change, produced in an organ by a
        shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain.
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     3. (Civil Law) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of
        violence to yield up something of value.
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              Then concussion, rapine, pilleries,
              Their catalogue of accusations fill.  --Daniel.
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     {Concussion fuse} (Mil.), one that is ignited by the
        concussion of the shell when it strikes.
  
     Syn: See {Shock}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  concussion
       n 1: injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in
            loss of consciousness
       2: any violent blow

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  88 Moby Thesaurus words for "concussion":
     abrasion, appulse, beating, blemish, blow, break, brunt, buffeting,
     bulldozing, bulling, bump, burn, cannon, carambole, carom, chafe,
     check, chip, clash, clip, clout, collision, crack, crack-up,
     crackle, crash, craze, crump, crunch, cut, encounter, flash burn,
     fracture, fray, frazzle, gall, gash, hammering, hurt, impact,
     impingement, incision, injury, jar, jarring, jolt, jolting,
     laceration, lesion, mauling, meeting, mortal wound, mutilation,
     onslaught, percussion, pounding, puncture, ramming, rent,
     repercussion, rip, run, rupture, scald, scorch, scrape, scratch,
     scuff, second-degree burn, shaking, shock, sideswipe, slash,
     sledgehammering, smash, smash-up, smashing, sore, stab, stab wound,
     tear, third-degree burn, thrusting, trauma, whomp, wound,
     wounds immedicable, wrench
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CONCUSSION, civ. law. The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence 
  to give something of value. It differs from robbery in this, that in robbery 
  the thing is taken by force, while in concussion it is obtained by 
  threatened violence. Hein. Lec. El, Sec. 1071