Definition
bruising
adjective
- causing physical or emotional harm; damaging
- very difficult or challenging
noun
- the formation of bruises on the body
Examples
- The boxer took a bruising defeat in the championship match.
- She endured a bruising political campaign that lasted months.
- The bruising on his arm was visible for weeks after the accident.
- The team faced bruising criticism from the media.
- The doctor examined the bruising around the patient’s ribs.
- It was a bruising experience that left her emotionally drained.
- The bruising schedule of back-to-back games exhausted the players.