defeat
noun
- 1
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
it was a narrow defeat
the army's only defeat
- 2
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
verb
- 1
win a victory over
You must overcome all difficulties
defeat your enemies
- 2
thwart the passage of
kill a motion
he shot down the student's proposal
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