trounce vs criticise

trounce and criticise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trounce	No	No	Yes	No
criticise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, criticise is a hypernym of trounce; that is, criticise is a word with a broader meaning than trounce:

trounce: censure severely or angrily
criticise: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

Other hypernyms of trounce include criticize, knock, pick apart.

trounce (verb)	criticise (verb)
censure severely or angrily	find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	act as a critic
beat severely with a whip or rod