noun

concussion

concussion

The football player suffered a mild concussion.

The football player suffered a mild concussion.

Symptoms of a concussion include headaches.

Symptoms of a concussion include headaches.

to suffer a concussion to get a concussion He suffered a concussion in the accident.

a mild/severe concussion a light/serious concussion It was diagnosed as a mild concussion.

Synonyms: head injury, brain injury

From Latin 'con-' (an intensive prefix) + 'quatere' (to shake). Literally 'a violent shaking'.

Think of the 'cuss' part like 'cushion'. A concussion is a violent shake to the brain's cushion.

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