trounce
[ trouns ]
/ traʊns /
verb (used with object), trounced, trounc·ing.
to beat severely; thrash.
to punish.
to defeat decisively.
Nearby words
troublous, troublously, trouch, trough, trough roof, trounce, troupe, trouper, troupial, trous-de-loup, trouse
Origin of trounce
First recorded in 1545–55; origin uncertain
Related formstrounc·er, nounun·trounced, adjective
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trounce
/ (traʊns) /
verb
(tr) to beat or defeat utterly; thrash
Word Origin for trounce
C16: of unknown origin
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Word Origin and History for trounce
trounce
1550s, "to trouble, afflict, harass," later "to beat, thrash" (1560s), of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Middle French troncer "to cut, cut off a piece from," from tronce "piece of timber," from Old French tronc (see trunk). Related: Trounced; trouncing.
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