bruising

(verb) injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of. Synonyms: bruise, contuse. Example: "I bruised my knee."

(verb) hurt the feelings of. Synonyms: hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite. Examples: "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests." "This remark really bruised my ego."

(verb) break up into small pieces for food preparation. Synonyms: bruise. Example: "Bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them."

(verb) damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure. Synonyms: bruise. Example: "The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them."

(adj) causing mental or emotional injury. Examples: "A bruising experience." "Protected from the bruising facts of battle"- john mason brown."

(adj) brutally forceful and compelling. Example: "Protected from the bruising facts of battle."