English noun: trouncing | |||
1. | trouncing (event) a sound defeat | ||
Synonyms | debacle, drubbing, slaughter, thrashing, walloping, whipping | ||
Broader (hypernym) | defeat, licking | ||
2. | trouncing (act) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||
Synonyms | beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, whacking | ||
Broader (hypernym) | corporal punishment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flagellation, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping | ||