trounce vs overwhelm

overwhelm vs trounce

trounce and overwhelm both are verbs.

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

As verbs, overwhelm is a hyponym of trounce; that is, overwhelm is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trounce:

trounce: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
overwhelm: overcome by superior force

Other hyponyms of trounce include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, screw, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

trounce (verb)	overwhelm (verb)
censure severely or angrily	charge someone with too many tasks
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	overcome by superior force
beat severely with a whip or rod	cover completely or make imperceptible
	overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

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