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shellacking
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failure to win a contest suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition Synonyms of shellacking beating, drubbing, licking, loss, lump, overthrow, plastering, rout, defeat, trimming, trouncing, whippingWords Related to shellacking collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fiasco, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset; lurch, shutout, washout, whitewashNear Antonyms of shellacking accomplishment, achievement; blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkoverAntonyms of shellacking success, triumph, victory, win
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