English Explanatory Dictionary

beaten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Defeated.
  2. Repeatedly struck, or formed or flattened by blows.
  3. Mixed by paddling with a wooden spoon or other implement.
  4. Trite; hackneyed.
verb
  1. past participle of beat

Pronunciation

/ˈbiː.tən/ [ˈbiː.tn̩] [ˈbiː.ʔn̩] en-us-beaten.ogg

Word forms

beaten more beaten most beaten

Etymology

From beat + -en.

Synonyms

overcome recreant worsted foiled beaten bested broken confounded conquered defeated licked overpowered pwned rekt routed stonkered subjugated thwarted undone vanquished wrecked banal commonplace unoriginal bathetic bromidic cheesy clichéd corny dog-eared hackneyed hoary overdone overused overworked pat played out shopworn stale threadbare timeworn tired trite warmed-over well-worn

Derived words

beatenness beaten rice beaten track beaten up browbeaten off the beaten path off the beaten track sunbeaten unbeaten weather-beaten well-beaten windbeaten
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