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- Dictionarydefeat/dɪˈfiːt/
verb
- 1. win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat: "Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an instance of defeating or being defeated: "a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby" Similar Opposite
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- English (US)
to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition:...
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DEFEAT definicja: 1. to win against someone in a fight, war,...
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DEFEAT translate: derrotar, derrota, ganar, derrotar,...
- English (US)
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To defeat someone is to beat them in a competition or contest. As a noun, a defeat is a loss (as in That was the team’s first defeat of the season) and defeat is the state of having lost (as in the agony of defeat).
to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition: Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo. They defeated the Italian team and reached the final. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer. crush (BEAT) hammer (DEFEAT) informal. thrash (DEFEAT) informal. trounce. See also. self-defeating.
Learn the meaning of defeat as a verb and a noun, with synonyms and usage examples. Find out how to pronounce defeat and its derived forms, and explore its origin and word frequency.
noun. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals. synonyms: frustration. see more. verb. win a victory over. “ defeat your enemies” synonyms: get the better of, overcome. see more. verb. thwart the passage of. synonyms: kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out. see more. Pronunciation. US. /dɪˈfit/ UK.
to win against somebody in a war, competition, sports game, etc. synonym beat. defeat somebody/something He defeated the champion in three sets. to defeat a rival/an opponent. The goal is to defeat the enemy by whatever means possible. a defeated army. Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army.