bludgeon
/ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.38 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon."
- "Because it could be used as a bludgeon to force industries to accept any terms, however unreasonable or unfair, the Overton-Russell amendment ought to be discarded by the House of Representatives."
- "In our country Marxism is neither a philosophy nor a scientific method. It is a bludgeon. It falls into the category of police power."
- "In a cultural moment when faith is often used as a bludgeon for our political and ideological enemies, we need space to talk about belief and practice with nuance, curiosity and reflection."
- "The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death."
- "They didn't get shot to death in hold-ups, strangled to death in rapes, stabbed to death in saloons, bludgeoned to death with axes by parents or children or die summarily by some other act of God."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, bougeon
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/
- British English: /ˈblʌd͡ʒ.ən/