Definition
To defeat or force to flee in disorder; to scatter or disperse an organized group.
Etymology
From Old French 'deroute' (defeat), derived from 'route' (a group of armed men). The prefix 'de-' indicates reversal, so the word literally means 'to break up a route.' Entered English in the 14th century.
Kelly Says
The word 'rout' in modern usage comes straight from this—when sports fans talk about a team getting 'routed,' they're using the same root that means scattering soldiers in chaos!
Translations
BNবাংলা
পরাজয়
pa-ra-ja-y
CACatalà
derrota
de-rot-a
CSČeština
porážka
po-ra-zh-ka
DADansk
nederlag
ne-der-lag
DEDeutsch
Niederlage
ni-der-lah-ge
ELΕλληνικά
αποτυχία
a-po-ty-chia
ESEspañol
derrota
de-rot-a
FRFrançais
déroute
de-root
HUMagyar
vereség
ve-res-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemenangan
ke-men-angan
ITItaliano
disfatta
di-s-fat-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kemenangan
ke-men-angan
NLNederlands
nederlaag
ne-der-laag
NONorsk
nederslag
ne-ders-lag
PLPolski
porażka
po-ra-zh-ka
PTPortuguês
derrota
de-rot-a
RORomână
înfrângere
in-frâng-e-re
RUРусский
поражение
po-ra-zhen-ie
SVSvenska
nederlag
ne-der-lag
SWKiswahili
kushindwa
ku-shin-dwa
TEతెలుగు
పరాజయం
pa-ra-ja-yam
THไทย
ความพ่ายแพ้
khwam-phai-phae
TLTL
pagkatalo
pa-gka-ta-lo
UKУкраїнська
поразка
po-ra-zka
VITiếng Việt
thất bại
thất-bai