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Beat up

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Violent Connotation

The verb 'beat up' implies a severe physical attack, more intense than just being hit once.

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The victim was beaten up to the point where hospitalization was necessary.
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Figurative Usage

Sometimes, 'beat up' is used figuratively to describe self-criticism or harsh judgment towards oneself.

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Don't beat yourself up over a small mistake, learn from it!
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Informal Context

'Beat up' is informal and used more in spoken than written language, and mostly in casual conversation or media, not formal contexts.

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He didn’t want to admit it, but I could tell he had been beaten up.
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