: having a bruise or many bruises
a badly bruised fighter
a bruised apple
: damaged or wounded by or as if by being struck
a bruised ego
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Even Gantu, the film’s scariest presence, is mostly there for comic relief — he has been roped into this plot against his will and only sticks with it because of a bruised ego.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Twenty-two days later, a bruised, emaciated Sherri was spotted by a motorist near a highway on-ramp 150 miles from her hometown.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 May 2025
Subsequent clips show Bad Bunny threatening a bruised and boxer-clad Hank, and Regina King trying to help the unintentional accomplice out of the pickle that he’s suddenly found himself in.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Butler will miss time after suffering a bruised pelvis during the first quarter of Game 2 in Houston on Wednesday night.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2025
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 May 2025
Twenty-two days later, a bruised, emaciated Sherri was spotted by a motorist near a highway on-ramp 150 miles from her hometown.
—Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 May 2025
Subsequent clips show Bad Bunny threatening a bruised and boxer-clad Hank, and Regina King trying to help the unintentional accomplice out of the pickle that he’s suddenly found himself in.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 21 May 2025
Butler will miss time after suffering a bruised pelvis during the first quarter of Game 2 in Houston on Wednesday night.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Bruised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bruised. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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