English adjective: bruising | |||
1. | bruising causing mental or emotional injury | ||
Samples | A bruising experience. Protected from the bruising facts of battle. | ||
Similar | harmful | ||
Antonyms | harmless | ||
2. | bruising brutally forceful and compelling | ||
Samples | Protected from the bruising facts of battle. | ||
Similar | forceful | ||
Antonyms | forceless, unforceful | ||