cuss
Latinshake, strike, beat
Variants:cusscutquassquat
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About This Root
From Latin quatere (to shake, strike), whose past participle is quassus. In compounds the verb shifts form to -cutere and the participle to -cussus, which is where the English root cuss comes from. The original idea is a violent shaking or striking: concussion is the brain being shaken, percussion is striking to make sound, and even discuss once meant to shake an idea apart to examine it.
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discuss
to talk about something considering different views
discussion
a conversation in which people share views on a topic
repercussion
An indirect or unintended consequence of an action
concussion
A brain injury from a violent blow to the head
percussion
The striking of objects to produce sound; percussion instruments
percussionist
A musician who plays percussion instruments