contuse

Verb

Verb Forms: contused, contusing, contuses

To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.

Examples

My ego was severely contused after my Words With Friends opponent played ’QUIXOTIC’ for 100 points.

Origin / Etymology

From (the participle stem of) Latin contundere (“pound or beat small”), from com- + tundere (“beat, thump”).

Synonyms

bruise

Scrabble Score: 9

contuse: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
contuse: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
contuse: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

contuse: valid Words With Friends Word