bruised
Showing impact marks
Bruised describes something that has suffered a bruise—discolored and tender from impact without breaking the skin.
Fruit becomes bruised when bumped or dropped, showing soft dark spots.
The word extends naturally to feelings: a bruised ego, bruised pride.
She came away from the interview feeling bruised but not defeated.
Having sustained harm
aching · hurt · damaged · battered · beaten · pummeled · banged · bumped
Cause or feel pain
- woundedHaving sustained harm
- damagedMade worse by injury
- scarredMarked by healed wounds
- traumatizedEmotionally damaged by experience
sensitive · vulnerable · fragile · raw · tender · aching · suffering · pained
Tissue damage beneath skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- blackDarkest possible hue
- bluePrimary color; also sad
yellow · green · mottled · blotchy · splotchy · discolored · mark · spot
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- woundedHaving sustained harm
offended · insulted · slighted · rejected · diminished · humbled · chastened · smarting
injured
Having sustained harm
swollen · aching · hurt · damaged · battered · beaten · pummeled · banged · bumped · knocked
hurt
Cause or feel pain
traumatized · sensitive · vulnerable · fragile · raw · tender · aching · suffering · pained · heartbroken
contusion
Tissue damage beneath skin
blue · yellow · green · mottled · blotchy · splotchy · discolored · mark · spot · blemish
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- humiliatedMade to feel worthless
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
wounded · offended · insulted · slighted · rejected · diminished · humbled · chastened · smarting · stung
overripe
Past optimal freshness
blemished · mushy · browning · wilted · spoiled · dented · imperfect · discounted · culled · windfall
- body part traitsbent, bony, calloused, crooked, flexible
- barbartender, bartending, mixologist, mixology, bar stool
- food qualitiesripe, unripe, overripe, fresh, spoiled
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
- discoloredstained, faded, yellowed, browned, bleached
- spoiledrotten, rotted, rotting, spoiled, spoiling
- bruised egoHurt self-regard
- bruised upShowing injury discoloration
- bruised ribsInjured bones protecting lungs
- cruising for a bruisingInviting inevitable harm
- bruised fruitProduce with impact marks
- bruise cream