trounce

[ trouns ]

verb (used with object)

, trounced, trounc·ing.

1. to beat severely; thrash.
2. to punish.
3. to defeat decisively.

trounce

/ traʊns /

verb

1. tr to beat or defeat utterly; thrash

Other Words From

• trouncer noun
• un·trounced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of trounce¹

First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of trounce¹

C16: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

It was a big call, made to look rather foolish when the Irishwoman trounced Ally Ewing 4&3 as Europe mounted their unlikely and ultimately forlorn fightback.

From BBC

It looks like a another long, hard season ahead for the Carolina Panthers based on their trouncing in New Orleans.

From BBC

“It was a showdown at high noon, and he got trounced.”

From BBC

Both candidates were trounced in November, and Michigan Democrats won control of all three branches of government for the first time in more than 30 years.

From Salon

But “Radical Optimism” was still trounced by the third week of Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” which holds at No. 1 with a wide margin.

From New York Times

Related Words

• bash
• beat
• blank
• clobber
• crush
• drub
• overcome
• overwhelm
• put away
• rout
• swamp
• thrash
• wallop
• whip