1. past tense of bludgeon; to hit repeatedly with a heavy object
2. past tense of bludgeon; to force someone to do something through persistent pressure or threats
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The victim was bludgeoned with a baseball bat.
• Police found evidence that he had been bludgeoned to death.
• The protesters were bludgeoned by riot police.
• She felt bludgeoned into accepting the unfair contract.
• The committee was bludgeoned into approving the proposal.
• He bludgeoned his way through the negotiations with threats.
• The witness described how the attacker bludgeoned the door down.