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trounce

verb · noun

Simple meaning

To beat or overcome thoroughly, to defeat heavily.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

trowns
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈtɹaʊns

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. transitive

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

  2. Beat severely with a whip or rod

  3. transitive

    To beat severely; to thrash.

  4. Censure severely or angrily

  5. transitive

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

  6. intransitive

    To walk heavily or with some difficulty; to tramp, to trudge.

noun

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

  2. A walk involving some difficulty or effort; a trek, a tramp, a trudge.

  3. A journey involving quick travel; also, one that is dangerous or laborious.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

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

Used this way, trounce is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly warm, approving pull. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.

Emotional tone
Positive
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Careful and exacting
Usage feel
Precise and approving

Where it naturally appears

  • Sports
  • News/reporting
  • Everyday conversation

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Synonyms

verb

Sense: to beat or overcome thoroughly or to defeat heavily

vanquishbeat outlashcrushmystifybaffle

noun

Sense: trouncing

whip

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