defeat

Noun

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

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  • it was a narrow defeat
    
  • the army's only defeat
    
  • they suffered a convincing licking
    

Verb

• thwart the passage of
  • kill a motion
    
  • he shot down the student's proposal
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  frustration , licking , kill , shoot down , vote down , vote out , get the better of , overcome
• Antonyms: 
  victory , triumph