Definition

1. Noun:
   • A severe beating or physical punishment: The act of inflicting corporal punishment through repeated blows.
   • A sound or decisive defeat: A thorough and often humiliating loss in a contest, competition, or argument.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Physical Punishment):
  • The old-fashioned schoolmaster believed a good trouncing was the best form of discipline.
  • He received a severe trouncing from the bullies for his insolence.
• Noun (Decisive Defeat):
  • The visiting team suffered a humiliating trouncing, losing 10-0.
  • In the debate, her well-researched arguments led to the complete trouncing of her opponent.

Advanced Usage

• "to give someone a trouncing": To defeat someone decisively or to beat them physically.
  • The champion gave the challenger a thorough trouncing in the first round.
• "to take a trouncing": To be on the receiving end of a severe defeat or beating.
  • Our stock portfolio took a real trouncing during the market crash.

Variants and Related Words

• Trounce (verb): To beat severely or to defeat decisively.
  • The army trounced the rebel forces.
  • She trounced him at chess.

Synonyms

• Beating: A punishment or assault involving hitting repeatedly.
• Drubbing: A thorough defeat, especially in sports.
• Thrashing: A severe beating or a decisive defeat.
• Rout: A disorderly retreat or a decisive defeat.
• Whipping: A beating, especially with a whip, or a decisive loss.

Related Phrases

• "A resounding trouncing": An emphatic and undeniable defeat.
  • The election result was a resounding trouncing for the incumbent party.

Noun

1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
2. a sound defeat