beatdown

noun

beat·​down ˈbēt-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce beatdown (audio)
1
US, informal : a violent physical beating
… said his own client was badly hurt in a beatdown by NYPD officers …Shayna Jacobs
2
US, informal : an emphatic or overwhelming defeat
… he was sitting in his Eugene hotel room, … while absorbing a beatdown in PlayStation 3 boxing from his 10-year-old brother Seth.Tim Layden

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Nonetheless, Tagovailoa targeted Waddle, who stands at 5-foot-10, just four times in the 31-6 beatdown on the road. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Alvarez also noted that Rush reportedly popped the elbow back into place himself before courageously participating in the post-match beatdown angle involving Samoa Joe and AEW World Champion Hangman Page. Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025 Then came a 26-0 beatdown to an 0-3 Texans team. Zak Keefer, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 The unofficial menu at the Gilbert In-N-Out Burger for three years came with sides of beatdowns, gang attacks and teen violence. Robert Anglen, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beatdown

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First Known Use

1989, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of beatdown was in 1989

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“Beatdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beatdown. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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