Bruise vs Disfigure - What's the difference?
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To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
To become bruised.
To fight with the fists; to box.
* Thackeray
(medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
Change the appearance of something/someone to the negative.
Bruise is a related term of disfigure.
As verbs the difference between bruise and disfigure
is that bruise is to strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it while disfigure is change the appearance of something/someone to the negative.As a noun bruise
is (medicine) a purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.bruise
English
(wikipedia bruise)Alternative forms
* bruize (obsolete)Verb
(bruis)- Bananas bruise easily.
- I bruise easily.
- Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.
Derived terms
* bruiser * bruisingNoun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (medical) ecchymosis, contusion (technical term ) * See alsoAnagrams
* * * English ergative verbs ----disfigure
English
Verb
(disfigur)- The burnings disfigured his face.
