defeat

de·feat  (d-ft)

tr.v. de·feat·ed, de·feat·ing, de·feats

1. To win victory over; beat.

2. To prevent the success of; thwart: Internal strife defeats the purpose of teamwork.

3. Law To make void; annul.

n.

1. The act of defeating or state of being defeated.

2. Failure to win.

3. A coming to naught; frustration: the defeat of a lifelong dream.

4. Law The act of making null and void.

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[Middle English defeten, from defet, disfigured, from Old French desfait, past participle of desfaire, to destroy, from Medieval Latin disfacere, to destroy, mutilate, undo : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin facere, to do; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·feater n.

Synonyms: defeat, conquer, vanquish, beat, rout¹, subdue, subjugate, overcome
These verbs mean to triumph over an adversary. Defeat is the most general: "Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same" Thomas Paine.
Conquer suggests decisive and often wide-scale victory: "The Franks . . . having conquered the Gauls, established the kingdom which has taken its name from them" Alexander Hamilton.
Vanquish emphasizes total mastery: Napoleon's forces were vanquished at Waterloo.
Beat is similar to defeat, though less formal and often more emphatic: "To win battles . . . you beat the soul . . . of the enemy man" George S. Patton.
Rout implies complete victory followed by the disorderly flight of the defeated force: The enemy was routed in the first battle.
Subdue suggests mastery and control achieved by overpowering: "It cost [the Romans] two great wars, and three great battles, to subdue that little kingdom [Macedonia]" Adam Smith.
Subjugate more strongly implies reducing an opponent to submission: "The last foreigner to subjugate England was a Norman duke in the Middle Ages named William" Stanley Meisler.
To overcome is to prevail over, often by persevering: He overcame his injury after months of physical therapy.

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defeat

Verb

1. to win a victory over

2. to thwart or frustrate: this accident has defeated all his hopes of winning

Noun

the act of defeating or state of being defeated [Old French desfaire to undo, ruin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defeat - an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking" licking conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" heartbreaker - a narrow defeat or a defeat at the last minute lurch - a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage) rout - an overwhelming defeat shutout, skunk - a defeat in a game where one side fails to score thrashing, trouncing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, whipping, debacle - a sound defeat waterloo - a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo" whitewash - a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
	2.	defeat - the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals frustration disappointment, letdown - a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"
Verb	1.	defeat - 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" get the better of, overcome demolish, destroy - defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors" beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" wallop - defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!" down - bring down or defeat (an opponent) overrun - seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land" skunk, lurch - defeat by a lurch rout, rout out, expel - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves" upset - defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team" nose - defeat by a narrow margin conquer - overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country" make it, pull round, pull through, survive, come through - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"
	2.	defeat - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal" vote down, vote out, kill, shoot down negative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"

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defeat

verb 1. beat, crush, overwhelm, conquer, stuff (slang) master, worst, tank (slang) overthrow, lick (informal) undo, subdue, rout, overpower, quell, trounce, clobber (slang) vanquish, repulse, subjugate, run rings around (informal) wipe the floor with (informal) make mincemeat of (informal) pip at the post, outplay, blow out of the water (slang) << OPPOSITE surrender

verb 2. frustrate, foil, thwart, ruin, baffle, confound, balk, get the better of, forestall, stymie

noun 3. conquest, beating, overthrow, pasting (slang) rout, debacle, trouncing, repulse, vanquishment << OPPOSITE victory

noun 4. frustration, failure, reverse, disappointment, setback, thwarting

Translations

defeat [dɪˈfiːt] n → derrota

vt → derrotar, vencer;

(fig) [+ efforts]; frustrar

defeat [dɪˈfiːt] n → défaite f

vt [+ team, opponents] → battre (fig) [+ plans, efforts]; faire échouer

defeat [dɪˈfiːt] vt → besiegen, schlagen

n (failure) → Niederlage f;

(of enemy);

defeat (of) → Sieg m (über +acc)

defeat [dɪˈfiːt] n → sconfitta

vt [+ team, opponents] → sconfiggere;

(fig) [+ plans, efforts]; frustrare

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defeat

v defeat [diˈfiːt]

to win a victory over They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.verslaan, oorwin, klopيَتَغَلَّب عَلى، يَفوز، يَقْهَر، يَهْزِمпобеждавамporazitslå; besejrebesiegenνικώvencer, derrotar(kedagi) võitmaشکست دادن؛ مغلوب کردنvoittaabattreלְהָבִיסहराना, विजय पानाpotući, porazitilegyőzmengalahkansigrasconfiggere負かす이기다nugalėtisakautmengalahkanverslaanbeseire, vinne overpokonaćderrotara obţine o vic­to­rie; a în­vingeнаносить поражениеporaziťpremagatiporazitibesegra, slåเอาชนะyenmek戰勝，擊敗розбивати; завдавати поразкиہراناđánh bại战胜，击败

n

the loss of a game, battle, race etc His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.nederlaagهَزيمَه، إنْدِحار، إنْكِسارзагубаporážkanederlagdie Niederlageήτταderrotalüüasaamine, kaotusشکست؛ باختtappio, häviödéfaiteתְּבוּסָהहार, असफल करनाporazvereségkekalahanósigursconfitta敗北패배, 실패pralaimėjimassakāvekekalahannederlaagtap, nederlagporażkaderrotaînfrângereпоражениеporážkaporazporaznederlag, förlustความพ่ายแพ้yenilgi戰勝，擊敗поразкаشکستsự thất bại战胜，击败

adj deˈfeated

(negative undefeated) a defeated enemy.verslaan, oorwonneمَهْزوم، مَقْهورпобеденporaženýslået; besejretbesiegtηττημένοςderrotadovõidetudمغلوب؛ شکست خوردهlyötybattuמוּבָסपराजितporažen, pobijeđenlegyőzöttdikalahkansigraðursconfitto負けた진, 패한nugalėtassakautsdikalahkanverslagenslått, beseiret, overvunnetpokonanyderrotadoînvinsпотерпевший поражениеporazenýporaženporaženbesegrad, slagenที่พ่ายแพ้yenilmiş, mağlup戰敗的розбитий; той, що зазнав поразкиناکامbị đánh bại战败的

n deˈfeatism

a state of mind in which one expects and accepts defeat too easily The defeatism of the captain affects the rest of the players.défaitisme, pessimismeإنْهِزامِيَّهпораженствоdefétismusdefatisme; selvopgivelsedie Miesmachereiηττοπάθειαderrotismolüüasaamispoliitikaشکست گرایی؛ یأس و بدبینیtappiomielialadéfaitismeתְבוּסתָנוּתपराजयवादmalodušnostkishitűségpesimismeuppgjafarandidisfattismo敗北主義패배주의(적인 행동)defetizmas, nesitikėjimas laimėtisakāvniecībapesimismedefaitismenederlagspolitikk, defaitismedefetyzmderrotismodefetismпораженчествоdefetizmusmalodušnostmalodušnostdefaitismแนวคิดหรือการกระทำของผู้ยอมรับหรือคาดว่าจะพ่ายแพ้หรือไม่ประสบความสำเร็จbozgunculuk, pes etme失敗主義пораженство, поразництвоہزیمت خوردگیtư tưởng chủ bại失败主义

n / adj deˈfeatist

(of) a person who gives up too easily and is too easily discouraged She is such a defeatist; She has a defeatist attitude to life.défaitis, pessimis, touopgooierإنْهِزاميпораженецopgivende; defatistder Miesmacherηττοπαθήςderrotistaallaandjaشکست گرا؛ ناامیدluovuttajadéfaitisteתְּבוּסתַןपराजयवादीmalodušnikkishitűpesimisuppgjafarsinnidisfattista敗北主義者패배주의자(의)pesimistinissakāvnieks; pesimists; sakāvniecisks; pesimistisksorang yang berputus asadefaitistischselvoppgivende, defaitistdefetystaderrotistadefetistпораженецporazenec; porazeneckýmalodušneždefetistadefaitistผู้พ่ายแพ้; ซึ่งมีแนวโน้มจะล้มเหลว สิ้นหวัง หรือพ่ายแพ้çabuk pes eden失敗主義者；失敗主義的пораженець, поразникہزیمت خوردہngười có tư tưởng chủ bại失败主义者；失败主义的