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bludgeon

/ˈblʌdʒən/noun

उच्चारण ब्लजन

लट्ठ, सोंटा, मुगदर

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon

    लट्ठ, सोंटा, मुगदर

    • The robbers were armed with bludgeons.

    Synonyms club cudgel truncheon baton

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb (to death)

    to hit somebody several times with a heavy object

    लट्ठ या भारी चीज़ से पीटना

    • The victim had been bludgeoned with an iron rod.

    Synonyms club batter beat bash

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sb (into sth/into doing sth)

    to force somebody to do something, especially by threatening them or arguing with them

    धमकाकर या दबाव डालकर मजबूर करना

    • The workers were bludgeoned into accepting lower wages.

    Synonyms coerce bully force pressurize browbeat

    Opposite persuade coax

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

club cudgel truncheon baton batter beat bash coerce bully force pressurize browbeat

Antonyms

persuade coax

§Grammar and usage

Bludgeon somebody into doing something, as in 'bludgeoned into signing'.

Bludgeon somebody into doing something सही है, जैसे 'bludgeoned into signing'।