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Bruised vs Disabled - What's the difference?

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Bruised is a related term of disabled.


As verbs the difference between bruised and disabled

is that bruised is (bruise) while disabled is (disable).

As an adjective disabled is

made incapable of use or action.

As a noun disabled is

one who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).

bruised

English

Verb

(head)
  • (bruise)

  • bruise

    English

    (wikipedia bruise)

    Alternative forms

    * bruize (obsolete)

    Verb

    (bruis)
  • To strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.
  • To damage the skin of (fruit), in an analogous way.
  • Of fruit, to gain bruises through being handled roughly.
  • Bananas bruise easily.
  • To become bruised.
  • I bruise easily.
  • To fight with the fists; to box.
  • * Thackeray
  • Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English custom.

    Derived terms

    * bruiser * bruising

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.
  • A dark mark on fruit caused by a blow to its surface.
  • Synonyms

    * (medical) ecchymosis, contusion (technical term ) * See also

    Anagrams

    * * * English ergative verbs ----

    disabled

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Made incapable of use or action.
  • Having a disability, especially physical.
  • (legal) Legally disqualified.
  • Synonyms

    * incapacitated * invalid

    Antonyms

    * enabled

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is disabled (often used collectively as the disabled , but sometimes also singular).
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (disable)