Bludgeon definition

First attested in 1730. Origin uncertain, perhaps of origin or from , a diminutive of .

A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

We smashed the radio with a steel bludgeon.

To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the hed; to club.

The apprehended rioter was bludgeoned to death.
To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon.

Their favorite method was bludgeoning us with the same old arguments in favor of their opinions.