concussed
Head injury victim
Concussed describes having suffered a concussion—a brain injury caused by a blow to the head.
Someone concussed may experience confusion, headache, dizziness, or memory problems: The player was clearly concussed after the collision.
The term appears in medical contexts and sports coverage, where head injuries receive increasing attention.
Shocked into mental fog
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- confusedUnable to understand
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
woozy · foggy · lightheaded · nausea · headache · blurred vision · amnesia · vertigo
Move air forcefully
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- hitSuccessful contact or strike
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- knockStrike-produced sound
strike · bump · slam · whack · thud · clash · contact · force
Field sport with goals
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- soccerField sport with goals
- rugbyTeam sport with scrums
helmet · tackle · heading · knockout · sideline · athletic trainer · team doctor · benched
Of the nervous system
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- cerebralRelating to intellect
- cranialOf the skull
- traumatic brain injuryBrain damage from external force
axonal · white matter · grey matter · swelling · inflammation · intracranial · subdural · neural
Cessation of activity
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
monitoring · therapy · healing · recuperation · follow-up · neuropsychological · sideline · observation
dazed
Shocked into mental fog
disoriented · woozy · foggy · lightheaded · nausea · headache · blurred vision · amnesia · vertigo · sensitivity
blow
Move air forcefully
knock · strike · bump · slam · whack · thud · clash · contact · force · shock
football
Field sport with goals
rugby · helmet · tackle · heading · knockout · sideline · athletic trainer · team doctor · benched · pulled
neurological
Of the nervous system
traumatic brain injury · axonal · white matter · grey matter · swelling · inflammation · intracranial · subdural · neural · encephalopathy
rest
Cessation of activity
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
clearance · monitoring · therapy · healing · recuperation · follow-up · neuropsychological · sideline · observation
- incapacitatedunconscious, knocked out, out cold, passed out, comatose
- mental statesknowledge, conscious, mood, anxious, memory
- Stunned reactionsshocked, amazed, surprised, speechless, awed
- woundswound, wounded, bullet wound, wounds, ulcer
- concussion protocolSteps following suspected brain trauma
- concussion testEvaluation following brain trauma
- concussion grenadeExplosive designed to stun
- post-concussion syndromeLasting effects after brain trauma
concussion, concussions, concuss, concusses, concussive, concussing