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defeated
de·feat D0090000 (dĭ-fēt′)tr.v. de·feat·ed, de·feat·ing, de·feats 1. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat: "Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same" (Thomas Paine).2. To prevent the success of; thwart: Internal strife defeats the purpose of teamwork.3. Law a. To frustrate the enforcement of (a motion, for example).b. To make (an estate, for example) void; annul.4. a. To dishearten or dispirit: The last setback defeated her, and she gave up.b. To be beyond the comprehension of; mystify: How the children found their way back home defeats me.n.1. a. The act of defeating an opponent: the home team's defeat of their rivals.b. The state of being defeated; failure to win: the home team's defeat by their rivals.2. A coming to naught; frustration: the defeat of a lifelong dream.3. Law a. The act of overcoming or frustrating the enforcement of. b. Law The act of making null and void. [Middle English defeten, from defet, disfigured, from Old French desfait, past participle of desfaire, to destroy, from Medieval Latin disfacere, to destroy, mutilate, undo : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.] de·feat′er n.Synonyms: defeat, beat, conquer, rout1, vanquish These verbs mean to triumph over an adversary: defeated the opposing team by fourteen points; beat her competitor in the race for first place; conquered the enemy after a long battle; routed all opposition due to a brilliant strategy; vanquished the marauding army in a surprise attack.defeated (dɪˈfiːtɪd) adj1. having suffered defeat; beaten2. showing signs of discouragementThesaurusNoun | 1. | defeated - people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"discomfitedpeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" | Adj. | 1. | defeated - beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy"unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcomeundefeated - victorious; "undefeated in battle"; "an undefeated team" | | 2. | defeated - disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwartedunsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome |
defeatedadjective beaten, crushed, conquered, worsted, routed, overcome, overwhelmed, thrashed, licked (informal), thwarted, overpowered, balked, trounced, vanquished, checkmated, bested He'll be disinclined to treat a defeated enemy with leniency. winning, successful, dominant, conquering, triumphant, victorious, undefeated, triumphalTranslationsdefeat (diˈfiːt) verb to win a victory over. They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually. 戰勝,擊敗 战胜,击败 noun the loss of a game, battle, race etc. His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat. 戰勝,擊敗 战胜,击败 deˈfeated adjective (negative undefeated). a defeated enemy. 戰敗的 战败的deˈfeatism noun a state of mind in which one expects and accepts defeat too easily. The defeatism of the captain affects the rest of the players. 失敗主義 失败主义deˈfeatist noun, adjective (of) a person who gives up too easily and is too easily discouraged. She is such a defeatist; She has a defeatist attitude to life. 失敗主義者,失敗主義的 失败主义者,失败主义的 EncyclopediaSeedefeatdefeated Related to defeated: undefeatedSynonyms for defeatedadj beatenSynonyms- beaten
- crushed
- conquered
- worsted
- routed
- overcome
- overwhelmed
- thrashed
- licked
- thwarted
- overpowered
- balked
- trounced
- vanquished
- checkmated
- bested
Antonyms- winning
- successful
- dominant
- conquering
- triumphant
- victorious
- undefeated
- triumphal
Synonyms for defeatednoun people who are defeatedSynonymsRelated Wordsadj beaten or overcomeRelated WordsAntonymsadj disappointingly unsuccessfulSynonyms- disappointed
- discomfited
- foiled
- frustrated
- thwarted
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