noun a heavy defeat or beating in a game or contest
The candidate received a trouncing in the election, losing by a significant margin.
The company's stock took a trouncing after the negative earnings report.
The student received a trouncing on the exam, scoring well below average.
The team delivered a trouncing to their opponents, winning by a landslide.
In literary criticism, a writer may be described as trouncing another writer if they have written a scathing review or critique of their work.
In psychological research, trouncing may refer to one theory or approach being discredited or proven ineffective by another theory or approach.