flogged

American  

[flogd, flawgd] / flɒgd, flɔgd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of flog.

Other Word Forms

• unflogged adjective

Etymology

Origin of flogged

flog ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Scores of bare-chested flagellants with covered faces walked barefoot through the dusty streets of Pampanga province's San Fernando as they flogged their backs with bamboo whips in scorching heat.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Needing 254 for victory – a record in this competition - after being flogged around Wankhede Stadium, Bethell hit a scarcely believable 105 from 48 balls to threaten one of England's all-time white-ball victories.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Labour's Polly Billington, MP for East Thanet, said performance spaces needed to be "treasured and preserved, not flogged off".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Rohit timed anything full and flogged anything short.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

I had read a thousand times the story of Jesus’ arrest—how soldiers had slapped Him, laughed at Him, flogged Him.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Related Words

• chastened
• dismissed
• imprisoned
• penalized