noun
- a severe defeat or beating
Usage: informal
Examples
- The home team gave their rivals a complete trouncing.
- After the trouncing in the election, the candidate withdrew from politics.
- The chess master delivered a thorough trouncing to his opponent.
- The debate ended in a trouncing for the unprepared speaker.
- Despite their best efforts, they suffered a trouncing in the championship game.
- The critic’s review was a real trouncing of the new movie.