1. Win a victory over
   "defeat your enemies"
   - get the better of, overcome 
2. Thwart the passage of
   - kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out

1. An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
   "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"
   - licking 
2. The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
   - frustration

Derived forms: defeated, defeating, defeats

See also: defeatist

Type of: blackball, conclusion, disappointment, ending, failure, finish, letdown, negative, veto

Antonym: victory

Encyclopedia: Defeat

• genus Alectura
• genus Alepisaurus
• genus Aletris
• genus Aleurites
• genus Aleyrodes
• genus Algeripithecus
• genus Alisma
• genus Allamanda
• genus Alliaria
• genus Alligator
• genus Allionia
• genus Allium
• genus Allosaurus
• genus Alnus
• genus Alocasia
• genus Aloe
• genus Alopecurus
• genus Alopex
• genus Alopius
• genus Alosa
• genus Alouatta
• genus Alpinia
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