trouncing
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈtraʊnsɪŋ/
:
derrota aplastante
- Probably more likely they should be 3-7, thus one of the worst teams in the NFL. A 41-3 trouncing by the Chargers in your backyard means you are not the best team in the division.
So the fact that that, you know, in a very short number of years, we kind of ramped up to trouncing people and go just blew me away.
- So the fact that that, you know, in a very short number of years, we kind of ramped up to trouncing people and go just blew me away.
Examples
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The football team delivered a decisive trouncing to their rivals, winning 5-0.
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In the closing minutes of the Knicks' sign-of-the-apocalypse end-to-end season-opening trouncing of the Miami Heat, the Garden crowd called upon head coach Mike Woodson to bestow upon them a token of victory.
Blog text (29) -
You gotta remember three weeks ago when Temple took a similar trouncing at Baldwin Friday night.
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The Yankees had lost 2 games in a row to the O's before ours, and a trouncing was in order.
Blog text (33) -
Stanford's trouncing of Hawaii
Blog text (19) -
This defeat confronted the adherents of the Reformation for the first time with such a fundamental trouncing that they began to doubt their conviction of having represented God's righteous cause and His holy Word.
Academic text (2005) -
After a long season, the struggling team faced an overwhelming trouncing in the championship game.
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The champion experienced a stunning trouncing at the hands of the underdog competitor.
Synonyms
275
2.5
A loss in a game, match, or election that means you do not win
75
8.5
A sudden complete failure that causes public embarrassment or big loss
57
2.8
A heavy loss in a game or match
23
3.7
A very easy win by a large score difference
15
8.2
A clear public defeat of one person or team
12
7.2
A complete defeat in which one side loses badly
8
4.6
A very large defeat in a contest or game
8
9.1
A strong beating in a fight or a big loss in a game
6
7.7
A big defeat in a game or competition
5
5.6
A heavy defeat in a game or contest that embarrasses the losers
5
8.4
A very big loss in a game, match, or argument
5
6.6
A heavy defeat in a game or contest
4
7.9
A very complete loss in a game or contest
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5.4
A heavy defeat in a game or contest
1
7.5
A complete beating in a game or contest
1
6.5
A heavy loss in a game or a serious physical beating
1
8.3
A very heavy defeat in a game or battle
A very large defeat of one side by another, for example in a game
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Morphology
Etymology
Trouncing comes from the verb trounce, which long meant 'to beat' or 'to thrash' someone in a fight or game. So a trouncing is a very big, clear defeat when one side is beaten badly.