bruised brui·sed UK/bɹuːzd/ US/ˈbruzd/ fairly common adjective 1. injured without breaking the skin “a cut forehead and bruised cheek” Synonymscontusedcontusioned Similarinjured WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.