beatdown

noun

beat·​down ˈbēt-ˌdau̇n 

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

Examples of beatdown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Aguilera joined in a group beatdown of Ferrer, who lives on the block, after the Queens homeowner confronted the troublemakers with a baseball bat, according to court documents. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Prosecutors have argued the chain stolen during the fight ultimately led to the vicious beatdown of Anderson at the MGM Grand on September 7 which preceded the shooting of Shakur and Knight. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Just last week, Minnesota strolled into San Francisco, delivered a clinical beatdown and strutted off the floor like brash royalty, reminding the peasants of their place. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

As The Judgment Day put a beatdown on Ruca, Lynch made her appearance. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beatdown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown