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bruising

/ ˈːɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing bruises, as by a blow
  2. aggressively antagonistic; hurtful

    four months of bruising negotiation

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noun

  1. a bruise or bruises
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The protests come after a bruising week for the president and his allies.

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Two years into his term, his party suffered a bruising defeat in parliamentary elections, handing the opposition party an even bigger majority.

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Ms Welby had a fractured nose, broken finger and extensive bruising to her head and face and was treated at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn.

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Giuffre said this year "has been the worst", alongside a photograph from a hospital bed showing visible bruising.

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As well as brain damage, she had a fractured skull and extensive bruising to her face, limbs and body.

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