bruise

Noun

• an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

Verb

• damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure
  • The customer bruised the strawberries by squeezing them
    

• break up into small pieces for food preparation
  • bruise the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them
    

• hurt the feelings of
  • She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests
    
  • This remark really bruised my ego
    

• injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
  • I bruised my knee
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  contusion , hurt , wound , injure , offend , spite , contuse