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trounce

/tɹaʊns/

noun

Meaning

  • An act of trouncing: a severe beating, a thrashing; a thorough defeat.

verb

Meaning

  • To beat severely; to thrash.

  • To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily; especially (games) to win against (someone) by a wide margin.

    "The Mexican team trounced the Americans by 10 goals to 1."

  • To chastise or punish physically or verbally; to scold with abusive language.

  • To punish by bringing a lawsuit against; to sue.

Synonyms

censure,
rebuke