rout
noun
Pronunciation: /raʊt/
Definition
A decisive and overwhelming defeat in a battle or contest.
Examples
The incumbent senator suffered a humiliating rout in the primary election.
What began as a close game quickly turned into a rout for the visiting team.
The army was forced to retreat, and the withdrawal soon descended into a chaotic rout.
How to Use rout
- put to rout (idiom)
- To cause someone to retreat in disorder. — "The cavalry was put to rout by the enemy's sudden counterattack."
- rout out (phrasal verb)
- To force someone or something out of a hiding place. — "The police managed to rout the suspects out of the abandoned warehouse."
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