Concussed

/kənˈkʌst/ adjective

Having suffered a concussion, which is a type of brain injury from a hard impact to the head.

From Latin 'concussus' (shaken), from 'concutere' (to shake violently), made of 'com-' (together) + 'cutere' (to shake). The medical meaning became formalized in the 1800s.

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