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- Dictionarydefeated/dɪˈfiːtɪd/
adjective
- 1. having been beaten in a battle or other contest: "the defeated army"
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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 informal. See also. self-defeating.
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.
1. : to win victory over : beat. defeated their archrivals in the championship game. The bill was defeated in the Senate. 2. a. : frustratesense 2a (1) defeat a hope. b. law: nullify. defeat an estate. 3.
Defeated definition: relating to or being the loser in a contest, election, battle, etc.; overcome or vanquished. See examples of DEFEATED used in a sentence.
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.
looking or seeming as if you have lost confidence or hope. The next time I saw her, she looked totally defeated. Did you see the defeated look on the poor kid's face? Check pronunciation: defeated. Definition of defeated adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
the act of overcoming in a contest: an overwhelming defeat of all opposition. an instance of defeat; setback: He considered his defeat a personal affront. an overthrow or overturning; vanquishment: the defeat of a government. Synonyms: downfall. a bringing to naught; frustration: the defeat of all his hopes and dreams.
Definitions of defeated. noun. people who are defeated. “the Romans had no pity for the defeated ” synonyms: discomfited. see more. adjective. beaten or overcome; not victorious. “the defeated enemy” synonyms: licked. having been got the better of. subjugated. reduced to submission. unsuccessful.
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.
When you win, you defeat your enemy. This is a word that's all about losing. In World War II, America and the Allies defeated the Axis powers: we beat them. In basketball, Michael Jordan usually defeated his opponents. Any loss can be called a defeat.
