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Received-Pronunciation:
/kənˈkʌʃən/
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Northern-England:
/kənˈkʊʃən/
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Northern-England:
/ˈkɒnˈkʊʃən/
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Northwestern, US:
/kəŋkˈəʃɪn/
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Canada:
/kənˈkəʃn̩/
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General-American:
/kənˈkʌʃn̩/
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rhymes with -ʌʃən
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CMU ARPABET:
K AH0 N K AH1 SH AH0 N
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A violent collision or shock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences, seismology
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An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: law
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any violent blow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blow, bump
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: injury, accidental injury
From Latin concussiō. Equivalent to concuss + -ion.
Across languages
Translations 47 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian :
сблъскване
(sblǎskvane)
— violent collision or shock
Finnish :
isku
— violent collision or shock
French :
choc
— violent collision or shock
Georgian :
შერყევა
(šerq̇eva)
— violent collision or shock
Greek :
κλονισμός
(klonismós)
— violent collision or shock
Occitan :
estrementida
— violent collision or shock
Polish :
wstrząs
— violent collision or shock
Russian :
уши́б
(ušíb)
— violent collision or shock
Russian :
уда́р
(udár)
— violent collision or shock
Spanish :
choque
— violent collision or shock
Arabic :
اِرْتِجَاج
(irtijāj)
— injury
Bulgarian :
сътресение
(sǎtresenie)
— injury
Catalan :
concussió
— injury
Chinese Mandarin :
震盪 /震荡
(zhèndàng)
— injury
Danish :
hjernerystelse
— injury
Dutch :
hersenschudding
— injury
Finnish :
aivotärähdys
— injury
French :
commotion
— injury
French :
commotion cérébrale
— injury
Georgian :
შერყევა
(šerq̇eva)
— injury
Georgian :
კონტუზია
(ḳonṭuzia)
— injury
German :
Gehirnerschütterung
— injury
German :
Erschütterung
— injury
German :
Stoßverletzung
— injury
German :
Konkussion
— injury
Greek :
διάσειση
(diáseisi)
— injury
Hungarian :
agyrázkódás
— injury
Icelandic :
heilahristingur
— injury
Italian :
commozione cerebrale
— injury
Japanese :
震盪
(shintō)
— injury
Norwegian Bokmål :
hjernerystelse
— injury
Norwegian Nynorsk :
hjerneristing
— injury
Polish :
wstrząśnienie mózgu
— injury
Polish :
wstrząs mózgu
— injury
Portuguese :
concussão
— injury
Romanian :
comoție cerebrală
— injury
Russian :
сотрясе́ние
(sotrjasénije)
— injury
Russian :
коммо́ция
(kommócija)
— injury
Spanish :
conmoción cerebral
— injury
Spanish :
concusión
— injury
Swahili :
mshtuko wa ubongo
— injury
Swedish :
hjärnskakning
— injury
Turkish :
beyin sarsıntısı
— injury
Ukrainian :
струс мо́зку
(strus mózku)
— injury
Ukrainian :
комо́ція
(komócija)
— injury
Ukrainian :
конту́зія
(kontúzija)
— injury
Finnish :
pakottaminen
— unlawful forcing
