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the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > defeat or overthrow > [noun] (50)
fallOE

The fact of being struck down by calamity or disease, in battle, etc., or of losing a position of power or authority; death, destruction…

confusionc1290

Discomfiture, overthrow, ruin, destruction, perdition. ? Obsolete.

discomfiturea1400

Defeat in battle, overthrow, rout. Now somewhat rare.

castc1400

A throw in wrestling; a fall; an overthrow or defeat. archaic.

overthrowc1440

The action of overthrowing something; the fact of being overthrown; defeat; deposition from power; destruction, ruin; an instance of this.

confoundinga1450

The action of confound, v.

jeofail1546

transferred and figurative. A mistake or error generally. (In first quot. Failure, discomfiture.) ? Obsolete.

prostitution1567

= prostration, n. 5. Obsolete. rare.

lurch1584

A discomfiture. Obsolete.

worsting1607

unhorsing1608

supplantation1617

Overthrow, downfall. Obsolete.

defeat1676

More generally: the action or an act of defeating a person or thing, esp. in a debate, election, or similar contest; an instance of being defeated in…

overset1789

An overturning, a capsizing; an upset. Obsolete.

punishment1811

In extended use and figurative. Sport. The infliction of severe blows, esp. in boxing; hard hitting; high scoring. Also: the action or result of…

overthrowal1862

The action of overthrowing something; defeat, deposition.

beating1883

A defeat in any contest.

unhorsement1884

whoop-ass1974

The action or process of assaulting someone; (the delivery of) a sound beating or thrashing, or an overwhelming defeat. Often figurative.

Subcategories:

— heavy or crushing (13)
— sudden (1)
— by capture or surrender (1)
— capability of being (3)
— state of being overthrown (1)
— one who is defeated or overthrown (1)
— fact of being overwhelmed (2)
— losing (9)
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