Maya Angelou

I think Clinton, after getting into office and into Washington, was shocked at being bludgeoned. So he spent time trying to be all things to all people - one way guaranteed not to be successful or respected in a lion's den. You can't just play around with all those big cats - you've got to take somebody on.

American Poet

Mark Frost

I've always had an idealistic streak about storytelling in that I believe we owe more to audiences than repeatedly bludgeoning them over the head while stealing their lunch money. We owe them inspiration. That's why I'm more interested now in creating new heroes than hooking up jumper cables to old ones.

American Novelist

Dawn Foster

Every rough sleeper is the product of political decisions that have created a safety net riddled with gaping holes. No one wants to sleep outdoors in sub-zero temperatures, but far too many will, while politicians continue to cut welfare provision and bludgeon councils with austeritymeasures.

British Journalist

Claire Danes

My goal is always to do something that feels just beyond my reach, and 'Homeland' continues to do that. Every season, they find new ways to scare me. The show is like a diamond that fell from the sky. I'll always feel slightly bludgeoned by it, but in the best way possible.

American Actress

Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Justice Scalia was a person who effectively bludgeoned the life out of the living Constitution, the Constitution that gave us desegregation, that gave us women's rights, that gave us environmental protections and political access.

American Activist

Greg Ginn

I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band.

Musician

Chris Eubank Sr.

Fortunately, I was technically skilled, so I didn't have to bludgeon people, I didn't have to batter them.

British Athlete

William Cobbett

The power which money gives is that of brute force; it is the power of the bludgeon and the bayonet.

English Politician

Oscar Wilde

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Irish Poet

Noam Chomsky

Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.

A 'bludgeon' usually refers to an improvised weapon, less formal than 'baton'.

Physical Object

'Bludgeon' can imply violence or danger when mentioned in stories.

Threatening Tone

The word suggests heavy, forceful action more than a casual blow.

Intensity

The verb form emphasizes powerful, repeated strikes, not just taps or hits.

Severe Impact

Sometimes 'bludgeon' is used figuratively to describe overwhelming.

Not Always Literal

Using the verb 'bludgeon' suggests a brutal, possibly inhumane action.

Brutality Implied

As a verb, it metaphorically means to apply forceful pressure on someone.

Metaphorical Force

Indicates overpowering someone's will without physical force.

Psychological Coercion

Used to describe very aggressive persuasion techniques, not gentle convincing.

Aggressive Persuasion

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