4
encounter(noun, force, hit, blow, strike)
4
impingement(shock, crash, collision)
4
jarring(noun, distress, collapse, disturbance, bump)
4
jounce(noun, upset, force, blow, shock)
4
punch(noun, upset, force, blow, strike)
4
smash(noun, force, hit, blow, strike)
3
beating
3
blast(noun, bump, bang, eruption, explosion)
3
buffeting(noun, collision, shaking)
3
carambole
3
crack-up(collapse, smash, wreck, accident, collision)
3
cut(noun, strike, crack, shock, bump)
3
explosion(noun, discharge, blast, bang, eruption)
3
jolting(noun, bump, collision, shaking)
3
meeting(shock, crash, collision)
3
pounding(noun, collision, shaking)
3
rupture(noun, dispute, smash, conflict, crash)
3
smashup(shock, collapse, smash, crash, wreck)
2
KO(noun, strike, crack, shock, bump)
2
bombshell(noun, upset, blow, distress, shock)
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