bruised up
Marked from impact
Bruised up means covered with bruises or showing visible damage from impacts.
The phrase emphasizes extent—not just one bruise but a general battered condition: He came home from the fight pretty bruised up.
It can extend to emotional damage: She was bruised up after the breakup but recovering.
- contusionTissue damage beneath skin
- hematomaBlood collected outside vessels
- black eyeBruised tissue around socket
- healingRestoration of health
- healing processBody's self-repair over time
abrasion · heartbreak · anguish · swelling · soreness · grief · sadness · beaten · discoloration · tenderness · sore spot · black-and-blue · trauma · vulnerability · recovery · insecurity · laceration · banged up