déroute — meaning in English

English meaning

• baffled adj Completely confused or unable to understand something.
• rout noun A crushing, disorganized defeat.

Senses

déroute is used for these senses in English:

• baffled Thoroughly confused, puzzled
• rout (originally, military) The act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat; a thrashing, a trouncing.

rout — full definition

1. noun A crushing, disorganized defeat.
2. verb To defeat an opponent so thoroughly that they scatter or retreat in disorder.
3. verb To dig out or carve a groove into a surface, or to search through something thoroughly.

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