Beatdown

Pronunciation: /biːt.daʊn/

Definitions of beatdown

noun a severe beating or physical attack

Example Sentences

A1 The bully gave him a beatdown after school.

A2 She was scared of getting a beatdown from the gang members.

B1 The team suffered a brutal beatdown in the championship game.

B2 The boxer delivered a devastating beatdown to his opponent in the ring.

C1 The political candidate received a severe beatdown in the media for his controversial statements.

C2 The criminal organization orchestrated a brutal beatdown on their rivals to assert dominance in the city.

Examples of beatdown in a Sentence

formal The victim of the assault suffered a severe beatdown.

informal I heard there was a crazy beatdown at the party last night.

slang Those guys got a serious beatdown after starting a fight.

figurative The team received a beatdown in the championship game.

Grammatical Forms of beatdown

• past tense: beatdowned
• plural: beatdowns
• comparative: more beatdown
• superlative: most beatdown
• present tense: beatdown
• future tense: will beatdown
• perfect tense: have beatdowned
• continuous tense: be beatdowning
• singular: beatdown
• positive degree: beatdown
• infinitive: to beatdown
• gerund: beatdowning
• participle: beatdowned

Origin and Evolution of beatdown

First Known Use: 1980 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'beatdown' originated as a slang term in African American Vernacular English.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a severe physical beating or assault, 'beatdown' has evolved to also refer to a one-sided victory or defeat in a competition or argument.