| Ecchymosis (n.) A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a contusion. Thesaurus Entries aspersion, attaint, badge of infamy, bar sinister, baton, bend sinister, black mark, black-and-blue mark, blot, blur, brand, broad arrow, bruise, censure, champain, contusion, disparagement, ecchymosis, imputation, mark of Cain, mouse, odium, onus, pillorying, point champain, reflection, reprimand, reproach, shiner, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, smutch, spot, stain, stigma, stigmatism, stigmatization, taint, tarnish |