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Definition of Defeat
1. Noun. An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest. "They suffered a convincing licking"
Exact synonyms: Licking
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Finish, Failure
Specialized synonyms: Heartbreaker, Lurch, Rout, Shutout, Skunk, Debacle, Drubbing, Slaughter, Thrashing, Trouncing, Walloping, Whipping, Waterloo, Whitewash
Derivative terms: Defeatist
Antonyms: Victory
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Finish, Failure
Specialized synonyms: Heartbreaker, Lurch, Rout, Shutout, Skunk, Debacle, Drubbing, Slaughter, Thrashing, Trouncing, Walloping, Whipping, Waterloo, Whitewash
Derivative terms: Defeatist
Antonyms: Victory
2. Verb. Win a victory over. "The fighter managed to defeat his opponent"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
Exact synonyms: Get The Better Of, Overcome
Specialized synonyms: Demolish, Destroy, Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish, Wallop, Down, Overrun, Lurch, Skunk, Expel, Rout, Rout Out, Upset, Nose, Conquer, Come Through, Make It, Pull Round, Pull Through, Survive
Derivative terms: Overcomer
Specialized synonyms: Demolish, Destroy, Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish, Wallop, Down, Overrun, Lurch, Skunk, Expel, Rout, Rout Out, Upset, Nose, Conquer, Come Through, Make It, Pull Round, Pull Through, Survive
Derivative terms: Overcomer
3. Noun. The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals.
Exact synonyms: Frustration
Generic synonyms: Disappointment, Letdown
Derivative terms: Defeatist, Frustrate
Generic synonyms: Disappointment, Letdown
Derivative terms: Defeatist, Frustrate
4. Verb. Thwart the passage of. "He shot down the student's proposal"
Definition of Defeat
1. v. t. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy.
2. n. An undoing or annulling; destruction.
Definition of Defeat
1. to win victory over [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defeat
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