battering

noun

bat·ter·ing ˈba-tə-riŋ

: violent physical abuse that usually involves the act of striking someone repeatedly or heavily in order to cause injury

Feminists turned violence against women, previously a well-kept secret, into a public political issue; made rape, incest, battering and sexual harassment understood as crimes; and got public funding for shelters for battered women.—

The Nation

: a damaging experience or situation : an injury, setback, or defeat

That was the year Canada rebounded from a 28–4 battering in the round-robin to beat the U.S. 17–16 in the championship final …—

Bob Kravitz

While her confidence took a battering [=was damaged], she kept a game face throughout the season.—

Sally Bedell Smith

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Wind gusts of over 100 miles per hours and record rainfall caused significant destruction in the Tampa Bay area, including the battering of the city’s famous ballpark in St. Petersburg. —

Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024 The Gulf Coast has taken an outsized battering this season. —

NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024 The misguided film took a critical battering (19% fresh reviews on Rotten Tomatoes), with many people mocking the movie’s uncanny use of digital effects to make actors appear feline. —

Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024 That meant that the vice president ascended to the presidential nomination without the typical months-long battering by party rivals. —

James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for battering