All beat down synonyms
beat down
B b verb beat down
- dishearten β to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- bicker β When people bicker, they argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- moderate β kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- overpower β to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
- frustrate β to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- sadden β make sad
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- bother β If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- weigh down β to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
- afflict β If you are afflicted by pain, illness, or disaster, it affects you badly and makes you suffer.
- dishearten β to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- damp β Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- daunt β If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- trouble β to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- dull β not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- intimidate β to make timid; fill with fear.
- frighten β to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- alarm β Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- confuse β If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- irk β to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
- unnerve β to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- scare β to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- demoralize β If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- smash β to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- straighten β make straight
- squabble β to engage in a petty quarrel.
- barter β If you barter goods, you exchange them for other goods, rather than selling them for money.
- dicker β If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary.
- bargain β Something that is a bargain is good value for money, usually because it has been sold at a lower price than normal.
- wrangle β to argue or dispute, especially in a noisy or angry manner.
- quibble β an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.
- annoy β If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
- torture β the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
- overwhelm β to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- suppress β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- maltreat β to treat or handle badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse: to maltreat a prisoner.
- harass β to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- prey on β an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- persecute β to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- pick on β to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- knock out β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- drub β to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
adj beat down
- disheartened β to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.