contusion vs striking

contusion and striking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
contusion	Yes	No	No	No
striking	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, striking is a hypernym of contusion; that is, striking is a word with a broader meaning than contusion:

Other hypernyms of contusion include hit, hitting.

contusion (noun)	striking (noun)
the action of bruising	the act of contacting one thing with another
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration	the physical coming together of two or more things

contusion (adjective)	striking (adjective)
	having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
	sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect