concussed

adjective

con·​cussed kən-ˈkəst 

: suffering the effects of a hard blow to the head : affected with a concussion

Despite the recent effort to improve recognition of a concussed player and remove him from the game, the diagnosis might be missed after a fight.

—Michael J. Stuart et al.

"And that complete cow Pansy Parkinson," said Hermione viciously. "How she got to be a prefect when she's thicker than a concussed troll …"

—J. K. Rowling

Did it seem like the action of a dazed, concussed man, no longer master of his thoughts, to select those things, pack a bag, conceal the hospital clothes, and walk out of here?

—Brian Moore

Examples of concussed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Moyes was without the concussed Beto, who was one of the league’s form strikers before his second-half clash of heads with Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konate in the previous weekend’s Merseyside derby. —Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

Fitzpatrick, now 57, tried to power the bike down but could not and was thrown from the bike and left concussed and briefly unconscious despite wearing a helmet, a lawsuit filed last year in Orange County claims. —Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022

The concussed Savard played only 32 more games before he was forced to call it quits. —BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for concussed

• antitrust
• overthrust
• readjust
• unitrust
• wanderlust
• adjust
• combust
• discussed
• disgust
• distrust
• entrust
• intrust