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kayoed

kayoed

9.9
A person knocked unconscious by a hard punch, often during a fight or boxing match
  • adjective
  • /ˈkeɪoʊd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : noqueado
  • The player lay kayoed on the field after the collision.

Examples

  • She felt as if she'd been kayoed by the shocking news.

  • He was kayoed in the first round of the match.

  • He was kayoed by a single punch in the third round.

  • After being kayoed, he needed medical attention.

  • The boxer was kayoed with one powerful punch in the final round.

  • After being kayoed in the first round, he struggled to get back on his feet.

  • The unexpected blow kayoed him, leaving him unable to continue the fight.

Synonyms

knocked out
vskayoed
29 4.6

Not awake after a strong hit to the head

is the informal slang term rather than a neutral clinical description
knocked out cold
vskayoed
  • Informal
2 7.2

Completely unconscious after a hard hit to the head

is used for losing consciousness from a heavy blow but not necessarily complete
out
vskayoed
  • Informal
1 6.8

Not conscious after a hit or fall

is the slang term used especially in boxing or in fights
KO'd
vskayoed
  • Informal
9.6

Unconscious after a strong hit in a fight or boxing match

is the slang single word form rather than a letter abbreviation

Antonyms

alert
137 3.5

A state of being ready and watchful for possible danger

How Unconscious

comatose
35 7.8
kayoed
  • Archaic
9.9
stunned
29 3.0
dazed
40 4.8
awake
432 1.0

Surface Forms

kayoed positive

Morphology

kayoed = kayo (transparent) = kayo + ed

A straightforward past-participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'kayo' meaning 'to knock out'.

Etymology

The word kayoed comes from the boxing abbreviation K.O. meaning 'knock out', which people say aloud as 'kay-oh'. So, to be kayoed is to be hit so hard you are 'knocked unconscious', just like a boxer who is knocked out in a fight.