trounce

[trouns]

verb (used with object)

trounced, trouncing 

1. to beat severely; thrash.

2. to punish.

3. to defeat decisively.

trounce

/ traʊns /

verb

1. (tr) to beat or defeat utterly; thrash

Other Word Forms

• trouncer noun
• untrounced 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

But how much could USC really take from trouncing a team that finished fourth last season ... in the Missouri Valley Conference?

From Los Angeles Times

After England trounced Spain at home last weekend, Dow is expecting a bracing evening in south-west France, one that will steel a near full-strength side for challenges to come.

From BBC

Might Wales' final-round trouncing at the hands of England count against him in the final reckoning?

From BBC

His Referendum Party was trounced in the 1997 general election but he had planted a seed.

From BBC

As Shakespeare keenly understood, when the individual is allowed to trounce the collective, the result isn’t freedom but barbarism.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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