beatdown

ˈbitˌdaʊn

Definition

Definition of beatdown - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

violence

Slang

severe physical attack or beating

Slang

The gang gave him a brutal beatdown.

beating

thrashing

competition

Slang

decisive defeat in a competition or contest

Slang

The team suffered a beatdown in the championship game.

rout

trouncing

music

Rare

Slang

hardcore punk subgenre with heavy metal influence

Rare

Slang

The band plays beatdown at their concerts.

crossover

hardcore

metalcore

wrestling

Rare

Slang

scripted wrestling event with a severe attack

Rare

Slang

The wrestler suffered a beatdown in the ring.

drubbing

pummeling

thrashing

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Origin of beatdown

Old English, beatan (to strike) + dūn (hill)

Examples of beatdown in a sentence

The fight ended in a beatdown.
It was a total beatdown in the final match.
They gave their opponents a beatdown.
Their latest album features a lot of beatdown.
Fans of beatdown gathered at the festival.
The scripted beatdown left the audience in shock.

Fans eagerly awaited the beatdown segment of the show.

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French:correction, sous-genre de hardcore punk influencé par le heavy metal, ...
German:Prügel, Niederlage, ...
Italian:pestaggio, sconfitta schiacciante, ...
Spanish:golpiza, subgénero beatdown, ...
Portuguese:surra, beatdown, ...
Chinese:痛打, 彻底失败, ...
Japanese:暴行, 完敗, ...
Arabic:ضَرْب مُبَرِّح, هَزِيمَة سَاحِقَة, ...
Hebrew:מַכּוֹת קָשׁוֹת, תְּבוּסָה מוּחֶצֶת, ...
Russian:избиение, поражение, ...
Ukrainian:побиття, розгром, ...
Hindi:पिटाई, करारी हार, ...
Bengali:মারধর, পরাজয়, ...
Catalan:pallissa, derrota, ...
Czech:výprask, drtivá porážka, ...
Danish:tæsk, nederlag, ...
Dutch:zware afranseling, vernederende nederlaag, ...
Greek:ξύλο, ήττα, ...
Hungarian:verés, kiütéses vereség, ...
Khmer:ការវាយដំយ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, បរាជ័យយ៉ាងដាច់ខាត, ...
Korean:심한 구타, 결정적인 패배, ...
Persian:کتک‌کاری شدید, شکست قاطع, ...
Polish:ciężkie pobicie, miażdżąca porażka, ...
Portuguese (BR):surra, beatdown, ...
Romanian:bătaie cruntă, înfrângere zdrobitoare, ...
Swedish:brutal misshandel, avgörande nederlag, ...
Thai:การทำร้ายร่างกาย, การพ่ายแพ้, ...
Turkish:dayak, yenilgi, ...
Vietnamese:đánh đập, thất bại, ...

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