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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During the post-match beatdown, Reigns made the save for his cousin. Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 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 After a close battle against Clemson on the road to open the season, the Tigers went on a run that included a 56-10 beatdown on Southeastern Louisiana last week after beating the Florida Gators, 20-10. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beatdown

Word History

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 11 Oct. 2025.

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