A blunt element can cause a bruise.
Forceful is the instrument or act that produces a bruise . The concept has its etymological origin in the Latin contundens (a conjugation of contundĕre , “to contund” ). A contusion, on the other hand, is damage generated in some part of the body by a blow that does not produce an external wound.
For example: “The young woman was hit by a blunt object that made her faint,” “The fall was forceful and left the old man hospitalized for two weeks,” “When he seemed on his way to scoring another goal, the Chilean striker suffered a forceful collision against the referee".
blunt object
Typically, the adjective blunt is applied to an instrument or weapon that is used to cause a bruise. A stick , a mace or a stone are blunt objects.
If, in the middle of a soccer game, a person throws a stone from the stands or stands onto the playing field, it can cause damage to a player, since the stone is a blunt element. If I hit someone, it will cause a bruise or even greater damage.
The term forceful can be used symbolically: "The Spanish tennis player achieved a resounding victory."
symbolic use of the notion
The notion of forceful is also used symbolically. In this case, something forceful is something that produces a great impression on the mind.
It may be evidence , an argument or a reason that modifies a person's belief or that establishes a certainty: “The confession was forceful and the investigator decided to alter the course of the case,” “We have many indications, but we lack compelling evidence.” " , "Spanish Rafael Nadal achieved a resounding victory over the Swiss tennis player" .
Book “Strong Opinions”
Within the field of literature there are various books that use the word we are analyzing in their titles. This would be the case of the work “Conclusive Opinions” .
This is an essay published in 1973 and authored by the prestigious Russian Vladimir Nabokov ( Saint Petersburg 1899 – Montreux 1977 ), known throughout the world for novels such as “Lolita” ( 1955 ) or “Pale Fire” ( 1962 ). .
With intelligent humor and a pleasant and direct style is how this work, which is almost autobiographical, is presented. And what the writer does is propose what his literature is like, the hallmarks of his books, his creation process and what those narratives have meant to him.
The concept in music
Likewise, in the field of music there are also compositions that resort to the use of the term in question. A clear example of this is the song “Contundente” by the performer Luifer Cuello . He is a Colombian artist, who falls within genres such as Latin music in general or vallenato in particular.
That piece is about love and specifically about what you feel for that person who appears at the right moment to make you forget all the bad things about past relationships.
Forceful in Peru
It should not be overlooked that in other countries around the world the term forceful is used with another meaning.
Thus, for example, in Peru it is common to use it to refer to any element that has the particularity of being able to satisfy hunger.