body blow Sentence Examples
- The unexpected news dealt a body blow to his plans, leaving him reeling in disbelief.
- The team's poor performance was a severe body blow to their hopes of winning the championship.
- The recession delivered a body blow to the economy, resulting in widespread job losses.
- The injury sustained by the star player proved to be a body blow to the team's morale.
- The revelation of the politician's corruption scandal was a body blow to his reputation.
- The loss of a loved one was a devastating body blow to her heart.
- The harsh criticism he received on social media was a relentless body blow to his self-esteem.
- The discovery of the financial irregularities came as a shocking body blow to the company's shareholders.
- The abandoned house stood as a stark reminder of the body blow it had suffered from a devastating fire.
- The athlete's body was weakened by the series of body blows he had taken during the fight.
body blow Meaning
body blow
a blow to the body, a damaging or deeply felt blow
Synonyms & Antonyms of body blow
Synonyms:
Synonyms:
- swat
- stinger
- kayo
- drubbing
- fillip
- biff
- bastinado
- clobbering
- haymaker
- smash
- licking
- pounding
- douse
- clout
- whipping
- bastinade
- dab
- whop
- beating
- pummelling
- whap
- battering
- wham
- pummeling
- crack
- thrashing
- bash
- spank
- slam
- rap
- bust
- welt
- flogging
- hammering
- whip
- lambasting
- thwack
- bludgeoning
- cudgelling
- poke
- pasting
- wallop
- larrup
- whack
- cudgeling
FAQs About the word body blow
a blow to the body, a damaging or deeply felt blow
left, roundhouse, shiver, counter, counterblow, kick, knee, rabbit punch,sucker punch, right
No antonyms found.
The unexpected news dealt a body blow to his plans, leaving him reeling in disbelief.
The team's poor performance was a severe body blow to their hopes of winning the championship.
The recession delivered a body blow to the economy, resulting in widespread job losses.
The injury sustained by the star player proved to be a body blow to the team's morale.