banged about
Knocked around carelessly
Banged about means knocked around roughly or treated without care.
Objects get banged about during shipping or moving: The furniture was pretty banged about by the time it arrived.
People who've been banged about have endured physical hardship or rough handling.
In British usage, to bang about is to move noisily and clumsily: Stop banging about upstairs.
- abusedTreated harmfully or wrongly
- damagedMade worse by injury
- knocked aroundTraveled aimlessly or roughly
- shakenDisturbed or agitated
- shaken upEmotionally disturbed or reorganized
mistreated · worn · battered · neglected · turbulent · jostled · tossed around · rattle · collision · tumble · crash · roughed up · knock · hard knocks · distress · beaten up · slam · stormy
condition or state resulting from treatment
banged aboutpristine
Pure and untouched
mint condition · untouched · immaculate · unblemished · well-preserved