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

Ben Stokes, England's best seamer, flogged himself with the old ball then gave the second new ball to Potts and Brydon Carse – England's worst seamers.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

As well as Cox, who brutally flogged anything short over the leg side, opener Will Jacks also hit three sixes in a 27-ball 45.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

Jamie Overton flogged 19 from seven balls to give the Spirit an outside chance but he was run out trying to keep the strike with three balls to go.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 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