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bruising

DEFINITIONS OF: bruising

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adj brutally forceful and compelling

“protected from the bruising facts of battle”
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forceful
characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)

adj causing mental or emotional injury

“a bruising experience”
“"protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown”
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harmful
causing or capable of causing harm
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