If you dream that someone is beating you physically, you may have taken an emotional beating in real life. You may have encountered an obstacle in your life that is too much for you, and you are now ready to give up and submit to your fate, or to the will of another person.
You may have suffered a loss, and the grief that you are feeling is being expressed in the form of a beating in your dream. Often, emotional pain that we feel in real life is expressed as physical pain in a dream.
If you dream that you are being beaten, you may also be feeling guilty about something, and you are punishing yourself in your dream.
A dream that you are being beaten but do not feel pain is a sign that you can cope with difficult situations.
If you dream that you are beating someone else, you are releasing anger that you have been repressing in real life. Beating someone else can also signify a desire to be better than others or to have power over others. This interpretation applies if you “beat” someone at a game or a sport, as well as if you physically beat them.
If you have experienced physical beatings in real life in the past, you may be reliving them in your dreams.