Synonyms of the word

bruise

• v. (transitive) To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such…
• v. (transitive) To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
• v. (intransitive) Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
• v. (intransitive) To become bruised.
• v. (intransitive) To fight with the fists; to box.
• n. (medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that…
• n. A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.

arouse

• v. To stimulate feelings.
• v. To sexually stimulate.
• v. To wake from sleep or stupor.

contuse

• v. (transitive) To injure without breaking the skin; to bruise.

contusion

• n. A wound, such as a bruise, in which the skin is not broken; often having broken blood vessels and discolouration.

crush

• n. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
• n. Violent pressure, as of a moving crowd.
• n. Crowd which produces uncomfortable pressure.
• n. A violent crowding.
• n. A crowd control barrier.
• n. An infatuation or affection for.
• n. The human object of such infatuation or affection.
• n. A standing stock or cage with movable sides used to restrain livestock for safe handling.
• n. A party, festive function.
• n. (Australia) The process of crushing cane to remove the raw sugar, or the season that this process takes…
• v. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity…
• v. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute.
• v. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight.
• v. To oppress or burden grievously.
• v. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.
• v. (intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight…
• v. To feel infatuation with or unrequited love for.
• v. (sports) to defeat emphatically.

damage

• n. Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
• n. (slang) Cost or expense.
• v. (transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.

elicit

• v. To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or…
• v. To draw out, bring out, bring forth (something latent); to obtain information from someone or something.
• v. To use logic to arrive at truth; to derive by reason; deduce; construe.
• adj. (obsolete) Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident.

enkindle

• v. To kindle; to arouse or evoke.

evoke

• v. To cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination.

fire

• n. (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon…
• n. (countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained…
• n. (countable) The occurrence, often accidental, of fire in a certain place, causing damage and danger.
• n. (uncountable, alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned chemical reaction of burning, considered a one of…
• n. (countable, Britain) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
• n. (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
• n. (uncountable) The bullets or other projectiles fired from a gun.
• n. Strength of passion, whether love or hate.
• n. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm.
• n. Splendour; brilliancy; lustre; hence, a star.
• n. (countable) A button (on a joypad, joystick or similar device) usually used to make a video game character…
• v. (transitive) To set (something) on fire.
• v. (transitive) To heat without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
• v. (transitive) To drive away by setting a fire.
• v. (transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct…
• v. (transitive) To shoot (a device that launches a projectile or a pulse or stream of something).
• v. (intransitive) To shoot a gun, a cannon or a similar weapon.
• v. (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
• v. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
• v. (transitive) To forcibly direct (something).
• v. (intransitive, computer sciences, software engineering) To initiate an event (by means of an event handler).
• v. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
• v. To animate; to give life or spirit to.
• v. To feed or serve the fire of.
• v. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
• v. (farriery) To cauterize.
• v. (intransitive, dated) To catch fire; to be kindled.
• v. (intransitive, dated) To be irritated or inflamed with passion.
• adj. (slang) Amazing.
• interj. A cry of distress indicating that something is on fire.
• interj. A signal to shoot.

harm

• n. physical Injury; hurt; damage.
• n. emotional or figurative hurt.
• n. detriment; misfortune.
• n. That which causes injury, damage, or loss.
• v. To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.

hurt

• v. (intransitive) To be painful.
• v. (transitive) To cause (a creature) physical pain and/or injury.
• v. (transitive) To cause (somebody) emotional pain.
• v. (transitive) To undermine, impede, or damage.
• adj. Wounded, physically injured.
• adj. Pained.
• n. An emotional or psychological hurt (humiliation or bad experience).
• n. (archaic) A bodily injury causing pain; a wound or bruise.
• n. (archaic) injury; damage; detriment; harm.
• n. (heraldry) A roundel azure (blue circular spot).
• n. (engineering) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.
• n. A husk.

injure

• v. (transitive) To wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
• v. (transitive) To damage or impair.
• v. (transitive) To do injustice to.

injury

• n. damage to the body of a human or animal.
• n. violation of a person, their character, feelings, rights, property, or interests.
• n. (archaic) injustice.
• v. (obsolete) To wrong, to injure.

kindle

• v. (intransitive, of a rabbit or hare) To bring forth young; to give birth.
• n. (rare, collective) A group of kittens.
• v. (transitive) To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
• v. (intransitive, figuratively) To begin to grow or take hold.

offend

• v. (transitive) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult.
• v. (intransitive) To feel or become offended, take insult.
• v. (transitive) To physically harm, pain.
• v. (transitive) To annoy, cause discomfort or resent.
• v. (intransitive) To sin, transgress divine law or moral rules.
• v. (transitive) To transgress or violate a law or moral requirement.
• v. (obsolete, transitive, archaic, biblical) To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.

provoke

• v. (transitive) To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
• v. (transitive) To bring about a reaction.
• v. (obsolete) To appeal.

raise

• v. (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
• v. (transitive) To create, increase or develop.
• v. (poker, intransitive) To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
• v. (arithmetic) To exponentiate, to involute.
• v. (linguistics, transitive, of a verb) To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
• v. (linguistics, transitive, of a vowel) To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof…
• v. To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or…
• v. (computing) To throw (an exception).
• n. (US) An increase in wages or salary; a rise (UK).
• n. (weightlifting) A shoulder exercise in which the arms are elevated against resistance.
• n. (curling) A shot in which the delivered stone bumps another stone forward.
• n. (poker) A bet which increased the previous bet.
• n. A cairn or pile of stones.

spite

• n. Ill will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; a desire…
• n. (obsolete) Vexation; chagrin; mortification.
• v. (transitive) To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To be angry at; to hate.
• v. (transitive) To fill with spite; to offend; to vex.
• prep. Notwithstanding; despite.

trauma

• n. Any serious injury to the body, often resulting from violence or an accident.
• n. An emotional wound leading to psychological injury.
• n. An event that causes great distress.

wound

• n. An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
• n. (figuratively) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.
• n. (criminal law) An injury to a person by which the skin is divided or its continuity broken.
• v. (transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
• v. (transitive) To hurt (a person's feelings).
• v. simple past tense and past participle of wind.