beatdown

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US/ˈbitˌdaʊn/

noun

A severe beating.

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Meanings

nounbeatdown (countable and uncountable, plural beatdowns)

plural beatdowns

  1. countableslanguncountableA severe beating.
  2. countableslanguncountablegovernmentA prescribed situation, usually to advance an angle or establish character, where two or more wrestlers severely beat up another wrestler or performer.
  3. countableuncountableentertainmentA subgenre of hardcore punk influenced by heavy metal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
beatingdressing-downgoing oversmackdown

Origin

Deverbal from beat down; influenced by earlier throwdown.

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Translations

Spanish paliza
  • palizasevere beating

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

downbeat
Cite this entry
APA

beatdown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatdown

MLA

“beatdown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatdown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beatdown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beatdown.

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