1. defeated decisively in a competition or contest
Usage: past tense of trounce
2. criticized or punished severely
Usage: past tense of trounce

Examples

• Our team was trounced 42-7 in the championship game.
• The incumbent was trounced in the election, losing by twenty points.
• She trounced her opponent in the chess tournament.
• The critics trounced the new movie for its poor acting.
• He was trounced by his boss for missing the important deadline.
• The home team trounced the visitors in front of a packed stadium.