WORD: TROUNCE
MEANING:
1. To thrash; beat: "A crew of clean-cut thugs trounced him as he stepped out of a taxi into the unlit street" (Christropher Hunt).
2. To defeat decisively: The mayor was trounced in the election.
3. To criticize severely: The play was trounced by reviewers.
4. beaten, overcome, crushed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. AB de Villiers revelled in delight after South Africa trounced India by a massive 134 run margin to seal the ODI series.
2. Indian cricket team was trounced by South Africa.
PRONOUNCE:
trounce - ट्राउन्स
LINK: TROUNCE
MEANING:
1. To thrash; beat: "A crew of clean-cut thugs trounced him as he stepped out of a taxi into the unlit street" (Christropher Hunt).
2. To defeat decisively: The mayor was trounced in the election.
3. To criticize severely: The play was trounced by reviewers.
4. beaten, overcome, crushed
EXAMPLE/USAGE:
1. AB de Villiers revelled in delight after South Africa trounced India by a massive 134 run margin to seal the ODI series.
2. Indian cricket team was trounced by South Africa.
PRONOUNCE:
trounce - ट्राउन्स
LINK: TROUNCE
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