defeat

noun

  1. 1

    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

    it was a narrow defeat

    the army's only defeat

  2. 2

    the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

verb

  1. 1

    win a victory over

    You must overcome all difficulties

    defeat your enemies

  2. 2

    thwart the passage of

    kill a motion

    he shot down the student's proposal

Synonyms

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