bludgeonPronunciation: /ˈblʌdʒ(ə)n/Translate bludgeon | into French | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of bludgeon noun a thick stick with a heavy end, used as a weapon: maces and spiked bludgeons verb [with object] beat (someone) repeatedly with a bludgeon or other heavy object: she was found bludgeoned to death in the basement force or bully (someone) to do something:she was determined not to be bludgeoned into submission (bludgeon one's way) make one’s way by brute force: he bludgeoned his way through the crowdOrigin: mid 18th century: of unknown originbludgeon in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of bludgeon in the US English dictionary