concussive
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7.7
- adjective
- /kənˈkəsɪv/
- The building shook violently from the concussive waves produced by the rocket launch.
- concussive blast
- concussive force
- concussive sound
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Watch on YouTubeMuch smarter people than me figure out how far a bomb or whatever type of munition you use, how far both the fragmentation and the concussive blast go.
- Much smarter people than me figure out how far a bomb or whatever type of munition you use, how far both the fragmentation and the concussive blast go.
- And I mean, I think the French threw everything they had like flash bang and like concussive grenades, but it was just flying right past them.
Examples
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There was a soft concussive sound, like a melon hitting cement, almost lost in the red-haired girl's cry.
Fiction book (1999) -
The concussive force ran through every cell of your body.
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And it does that concussive mid range thump thing that this park does.
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Each song from Blkhrts' live show at City Hall hit like a concussive burst.
Blog text (14) -
Have you spent a lot of time near artillery or loud concussive blasts?
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When startled, the Thunderdrum produces a concussive sound that can kill a man at close range.
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With a CONCUSSIVE STRIKE, one cable is freed, snapping against the Chimera's hull like a giant steel guitar string.
Fiction book (2002) -
The soldiers were thrown to the ground by the concussive blast of the nearby explosion.
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During the test, the scientists measured the concussive impact of the detonated charge.
Synonyms
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4.4
A sudden very loud sound or action that startles people
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5.6
A very loud, forceful noise that could break things
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6.0
A very strong force that makes someone fall or feel unable to answer
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9.3
That explodes or makes something explode almost at once
Causing a strong physical hit or collision
Something that happens suddenly with great force, moving forward as if thrown far
Antonyms
How Jarring
Surface Forms
Morphology
concussive = concussion (transparent) = concuss + ive
Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ive' to the root notion of 'concussion'/'concuss', so learners knowing 'concussion' would likely infer 'causing a concussion'.
Etymology
Concussive comes from the Latin verb concutere, which means 'to shake violently'. So a concussive blast is one that 'shakes' or jars people and things, like an explosion that knocks pictures off the walls.