defeat

/di'fi:t/
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defeat

The team accepted their defeat with a respectful handshake.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of being beaten or losing: The state or instance of losing a contest, battle, or struggle.
    • A failure to succeed: An unsuccessful ending to an effort or campaign.
    • The feeling of being thwarted: The emotion that comes from failing to achieve a goal.

  2. Verb:

    • To win a victory over someone or something: To beat an opponent in a contest, battle, or competition.
    • To cause to fail: To prevent something from being successful; to thwart.
    • To reject or kill a proposal: To vote against or formally reject a motion or plan.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • The team accepted their defeat with grace. (The team accepted their loss.)
    • The new law's defeat in parliament was a surprise. (The failure of the new law to pass was a surprise.)
    • He felt a deep sense of defeat after the failed project. (He felt the emotion of failure.)

  • Verb:

    • Our army managed to defeat the invaders. (Our army won a victory over the invaders.)
    • A lack of funding defeated our plans for expansion. (A lack of funding caused our plans to fail.)
    • The committee voted to defeat the proposed amendment. (The committee voted to reject the amendment.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To admit defeat": To acknowledge that one has lost or failed.
    • After hours of arguing, he finally admitted defeat.
  • "To concede defeat": To formally acknowledge loss, especially in an election or contest.
    • The candidate conceded defeat once all the votes were counted.
  • "A crushing/convincing defeat": A very severe or decisive loss.
    • The election resulted in a crushing defeat for the ruling party.
  • "To defeat the purpose": To make something pointless or ineffective.
    • Adding too many rules defeats the purpose of having a creative workshop.
Variants and Related Words
  • Defeated (adj.): Having been beaten; overcome.
    • The defeated army retreated from the field.
  • Defeatist (adj./n.): Showing acceptance of expected failure; a person with such an attitude.
    • We must avoid a defeatist mentality if we want to succeed.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Beat, conquer, overcome, vanquish, thwart, foil, reject, vote down.
  • Noun: Loss, failure, beating, conquest, rejection, setback.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Defeat outright: To defeat completely and decisively.
    • The champion defeated his challenger outright in the first round.
Related Idioms
  • "Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory": To suddenly lose when you were very close to winning.
    • By missing that final penalty, they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
defeat

The team accepted their defeat with a respectful handshake.

Noun
  1. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
  2. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
    • it was a narrow defeat
    • the army's only defeat
    • they suffered a convincing licking
Verb
  1. thwart the passage of
    • kill a motion
    • he shot down the student's proposal
  2. 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

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