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Discover LudwigThe phrase "beaten down" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is often used as an adjective to describe someone who is physically or emotionally exhausted or defeated. It can also be used to describe something that has been worn down or damaged. Example: The soldiers returned from war, beaten down and traumatized by what they had experienced. The old house had been beaten down by years of neglect and was in desperate need of repairs.
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beaten down
verb
Past participle of beat down
Exact(49)
"I'm beaten down, man".
They're getting beaten down".
"You can get beaten down," he says.
Stocks that had been beaten down soared.
"I saw how beaten down he was".
I felt angry, caged, beaten down".
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"They were beaten-down people," he said.
Here are the beaten-down Maggio and Prewitt, a.k.a.a
Hungry, beaten-down residents felt a rush of hope.
The father, sympathetic but beaten-down, knows it's not coming.
"The dollar is one beaten-down beast," Mr. Gilmore said.
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