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   concussion

   /kənˈkʌʃn/

   noun

   • 1. temporary unconsciousness or confusion caused by a blow on the head: "he was carried off the pitch with concussion" Similar temporary unconsciousnesstemporary loss of consciousnessbang on the headmild cranial trauma
   • 2. a violent shock as from a heavy blow: "the ground shuddered with the concussion of the blast" Similar forceimpactshockjarringjoltingjoltshaking

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin concussio(n-), from the verb concutere ‘dash together, shake’ (see concuss).

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