matraquage

French

Etymology

From matraque +‎ -age.

Noun

matraquage m (plural matraquages)

1. bashing, beating up
2. brainwashing

Derived terms

• matraquage publicitaire - hype

Further reading

• “matraquage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.