bruising
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- adjective
- /ˈbruːzɪŋ/
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- Her bruising words cut deep, leaving him feeling vulnerable and hurt.
- a bruising battle
- a bruising fight
- a bruising week
It has been a bruising campaign for Napoleon.
- It has been a bruising campaign for Napoleon.
- Mentally bruising, uh, that will take a while.
- Elections can be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments, and a lot of people who believe profoundly in public service have seen that service cut short.
- Umm, but Trump was the one ugly enough and bruising enough to fight.
Examples
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It has been a bruising campaign for Napoleon.
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Mentally bruising, uh, that will take a while.
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If so, we can look forward to another bruising primary that will cost us in November.
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Some thoughts that I need to get off my chest as we come to the end of the most bruising political election in US history.
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And so finally, after all of that work, after three bruising rounds, we come to the final reveal.
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Umm, but Trump was the one ugly enough and bruising enough to fight.
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It has been a bruising campaign for Napoleon.
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Elections can be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments, and a lot of people who believe profoundly in public service have seen that service cut short.
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In just two short weeks, instead of closing the books after a bruising election, we've not only kept the rancor alive but have doubled down on it.
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A bruising round of rules fights at the Republican National Convention left many activists from Paul's Revolution and the Tea Party searching for more ideologically simpatico places to park their enthusiasm.
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Synonyms
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1.0
Making someone feel physical hurt or strong emotional upset
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2.8
Causing pain to someone's feelings or making them feel upset
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3.5
To make someone feel very sad and often cry
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7.0
Very harsh words or writing that attack someone
Causing emotional pain or hurt
Harsh or hurtful in a way that makes someone feel upset
Very hurtful in words, or sharply cold in weather
Causing long-lasting physical or emotional harm
Antonyms
How Hurtful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bruising comes from the old verb bruise, which meant 'to crush' or 'beat'. So a 'bruising' experience is one that 'crushes' your feelings — it is harsh and deeply hurtful.