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Meaning of bruising in English
Pronunciation
/ˈbruzɪŋ/
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Classifying Adjective
bruising
Definitions
1.
causing mental or emotional injury
Examples
« a bruising experience »
« protected from the bruising facts of battle- John Mason Brown »
Synonyms
harmful
2.
brutally forceful and compelling
Examples
« protected from the bruising facts of battle »
Synonyms
forceful