defeat in English dictionary

  • defeat

    Meanings and definitions of "defeat"

    • (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest
    • (transitive) To destroy, ruin, undo, lay waste to
    • noun
      The act of defeating or being defeated.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To overcome in battle or contest.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
    • verb
      To nullify
    • to overcome in battle or contest
    • to destroy
    • The act of defeating or being defeated
    • An end to a struggle or contest that did not end in success.
    • knockdown (e.g. in boxing)
    • defeat (as a verb it means “to be defeated”)
    • losing (a game)
    • To end in success a struggle or contest.
    • closing price (stock market)
    • defeat (in battle)
    • noun
      an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
    • noun
      the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
    • verb
      thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
    • verb
      win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

    Synonyms of "defeat" in English dictionary

    letdown, ending, kill are the top synonyms of "defeat" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "defeat" in English dictionary

    victory is the antonym of "defeat" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of defeat

    • defeat ( plural  defeats)
    • defeat ( third-person singular simple present defeats, present participle defeating, simple past and past participle defeated)
    • defeat (plural defeats)
    • defeat (third-person singular simple present defeats, present participle defeating, simple past and past participle defeated)
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