bruising
/ˈbruːzɪŋ/
adjective
- Physically damaging or causing bruises.
- The boxer's bruising punches left his opponent sore for days.
- The players were exhausted after a bruising football match.
- She took a bruising fall while ice skating.
- Very harsh, difficult, or emotionally damaging.
- He faced a bruising cross-examination in court.
- Their bruising argument left both of them in tears.
- The company went through a bruising year of layoffs and budget cuts.
Antonyms
noun
- The act or process of causing a bruise, or the result of being bruised.
- The apple showed signs of bruising from being dropped.
- The doctor examined the bruising on the patient's arm.
- Bruising can occur easily in people with thin skin.