flogged

[ flogd, flawgd ]

adjective

1. having been beaten with a whip, stick, etc.:

   “My only crime was singing and dancing," said one of the flogged people, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of fears for their personal safety.

2. overused or aggressively sold, promoted, or publicized:

   Notwithstanding the fact that globalization is a much flogged word these days, there is no denying that it offers many opportunities.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of flog ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·flogged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flogged¹

flog ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

I don't think they need to be flogged and analyse things to death.

From BBC

Then again, the last two times England have been flogged for more than 500, they have been victorious.

From BBC

Gannett should be forced to sell off most of its newspapers and at the same time be brought into the public square and flogged for pretending to publish journalism.

From Salon

"We came back from Italy having flogged ourselves to pieces, nervous wrecks, and people say 'where were you on D-Day?'" said Matt, from Penrith, Cumbria.

From BBC

But the Big Lie persists because he has relentlessly flogged it virtually every day since then.

From Salon

Related Words

• chastened
• dismissed
• imprisoned
• penalized