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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 [dɪˈfiːt]

vb (tr)

1. to overcome in a contest or competition; win a victory over

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

3. (Law) Law to render null and void; annul

n

1. the act of defeating or state of being defeated

2. an instance of defeat

3. overthrow or destruction

4. (Law) Law an annulment

[from Old French desfait, from desfaire to undo, ruin, from des- dis-¹ + faire to do, from Latin facere]

defeater  n

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) His guerrillas defeated the colonial army.
beat lose, yield, bow, submit, surrender, succumb, cave in (informal)

2. frustrate, foil, thwart, ruin, baffle, confound, balk, get the better of, forestall, stymie The challenges of constructing such a huge novel almost defeated her.

3. overthrow, destroy, ruin, upset, overturn, demolish, put an end to, subvert, put paid to, bring to ruin He swore to defeat the plan.

noun

1. conquest, beating, overthrow, pasting (slang), rout, debacle, trouncing, repulse, vanquishment The vote was seen as something of a defeat for the lobbyists.
conquest success, victory, triumph

2. frustration, failure, reverse, disappointment, setback, thwarting the final defeat of all his hopes

Quotations
"Defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom. And above all futility" [Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Flight to Arras]
"Victory has a hundred fathers, but defeat is an orphan" [Count Galeazzo Giano Diary]

Translations

defeat [dɪˈfiːt]

A. N [of army, team] → derrota f; [of ambition, plan] → fracaso m; [of bill, amendment] → rechazo m
eventually he admitted defeat → al final se dio por vencido

B. VT [+ army, team, opponent] → vencer, derrotar; [+ plan, ambition] → hacer fracasar, frustrar; [+ hopes] → frustrar, defraudar (Pol) [+ party] → derrotar; [+ bill, amendment] → rechazar (fig) → vencer
this will defeat its own ends → esto será contraproducente
the problem defeats me → el problema me supera
it defeated all our efforts → burló todos nuestros esfuerzos

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defeat [dɪˈfiːt]

n [army] → défaite f; [team] → défaite f
defeat by → défaite par
Germany's 2-1 defeat by Sweden → la défaite de l'Allemagne par deux buts à un face à la Suède
to be a defeat for sb → être un échec pour qn

vt

(= beat) [+ team, opponent] → battre; [+ party] → battre
to be defeated in an election [party] → être battu(e) à une élection

to be defeated (= not adopted) [proposal] → rejeter

[+ plans, efforts] → faire échouer

to defeat sb (= be too difficult for) [challenge, task] → mettre qn en échec
The zip defeated him → La fermeture éclair le mit en échec.

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defeat

n (= defeating) → Besiegung f, → Sieg m (→ of über +acc); (of motion, bill) → Ablehnung f; (of hopes, plans) → Vereitelung f; (= being defeated) → Niederlage f; their defeat of the enemy → ihr Sieg über den Feind; their defeat by the enemy → ihre Besiegung or Niederlage durch den Feind; to admit defeat → sich geschlagen geben; to suffer a defeat → eine Niederlage erleiden

vt army, team → besiegen, schlagen; government → eine Niederlage beibringen (+dat), → besiegen; motion, bill → ablehnen; hopes, plans → vereiteln; to defeat one’s own ends or object → sich (dat or acc) → ins eigene Fleisch schneiden; that would be defeating the purpose of the exercise → dann verliert die Übung ihren Sinn; it defeats me why … (inf) → es will mir einfach nicht in den Kopf, warum … (inf)

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defeat [dɪˈfiːt]

1. n (of army, team) → sconfitta; (more serious) → disfatta; (of ambition, plan) → fallimento, insuccesso

2. vt (army, team, opponent) → sconfiggere, battere; (plan, ambition, efforts) → frustrare (Pol) (party) → sconfiggere; (bill, amendment) → respingere
to defeat one's own ends → far fallire i propri obiettivi

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defeat [dɪˈfiːt]

1. n (of army, team) → sconfitta; (more serious) → disfatta; (of ambition, plan) → fallimento, insuccesso

2. vt (army, team, opponent) → sconfiggere, battere; (plan, ambition, efforts) → frustrare (Pol) (party) → sconfiggere; (bill, amendment) → respingere
to defeat one's own ends → far fallire i propri obiettivi

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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, klop يَتَغَلَّب عَلى، يَفوز، يَقْهَر، يَهْزِم побеждавам porazit slå; besejre besiegen νικώ vencer, derrotar (kedagi) võitma شکست دادن؛ مغلوب کردن voittaa battre לְהָבִיס हराना, विजय पाना potući, poraziti legyőz mengalahkan sigra sconfiggere 負かす 패배 시키다 nugalėti sakaut mengalahkan verslaan beseire, vinne over pokonać derrotar a obţine o vic­to­rie; a în­vinge наносить поражение poraziť premagati poraziti besegra, slå เอาชนะ yenmek 戰勝，擊敗 розбивати; завдавати поразки ہرانا đánh 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. nederlaag هَزيمَه، إنْدِحار، إنْكِسار загуба porážka nederlag die Niederlage ήττα derrota lüüasaamine, kaotus شکست؛ باخت tappio défaite תְּבוּסָה हार, असफल करना poraz vereség kekalahan ósigur sconfitta 敗北 패배 pralaimėjimas sakāve kekalahan nederlaag tap, nederlag porażka derrota înfrângere поражение porážka poraz poraz nederlag, förlust ความพ่ายแพ้ yenilgi 戰勝，擊敗 поразка شکست sự thất bại 战胜，击败

adj deˈfeated

(negativeundefeated) a defeated enemy. verslaan, oorwonne مَهْزوم، مَقْهور победен poražený slået; besejret besiegt ηττημένος derrotado võidetud مغلوب؛ شکست خورده voitettu battu מוּבָס पराजित poražen, pobijeđen legyőzött dikalahkan sigraður sconfitto 負けた 패배한 nugalėtas sakauts dikalahkan verslagen slått, beseiret, overvunnet pokonany derrotado învins потерпевший поражение porazený poražen poražen besegrad, slagen ที่พ่ายแพ้ yenilmiş, mağlup 戰敗的 розбитий; той, що зазнав поразки ناکام bị 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, pessimisme إنْهِزامِيَّه пораженство defétismus defatisme; selvopgivelse die Miesmacherei ηττοπάθεια derrotismo lüüasaamispoliitika شکست گرایی؛ یأس و بدبینی tappiomieliala défaitisme תְבוּסתָנוּת पराजयवाद malodušnost kishitűség pesimisme uppgjafarandi disfattismo 敗北主義 패배주의 defetizmas, nesitikėjimas laimėti sakāvniecība pesimisme defaitisme nederlagspolitikk, defaitisme defetyzm derrotismo defetism пораженчество defetizmus malodušnost malodušnost defaitism แนวคิดหรือการกระทำของผู้ยอมรับหรือคาดว่าจะพ่ายแพ้หรือไม่ประสบความสำเร็จ bozgunculuk, pes etme 失敗主義 пораженство, поразництво ہزیمت خوردگی tư 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, touopgooier إنْهِزامي пораженец opgivende; defatist der Miesmacher ηττοπαθής derrotista allaandja شکست گرا؛ ناامید defaitisti défaitiste תְּבוּסתַן पराजयवादी malodušnik kishitű pesimis uppgjafarsinni disfattista 敗北主義者 패배주의자 pesimistinis sakāvnieks; pesimists; sakāvniecisks; pesimistisks orang yang berputus asa defaitistisch selvoppgivende, defaitist defetysta derrotista defetist пораженец porazenec; porazenecký malodušnež defetista defaitist ผู้พ่ายแพ้; ซึ่งมีแนวโน้มจะล้มเหลว สิ้นหวัง หรือพ่ายแพ้ çabuk pes eden 失敗主義者；失敗主義的 пораженець, поразник ہزیمت خوردہ người có tư tưởng chủ bại 失败主义者；失败主义的

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defeat → هزيمة, يُحْبِط porazit, porážka besejre, nederlag besiegen, Niederlage ήττα, νικώ derrota, derrotar tappio, voittaa battre, défaite poraz, poraziti sconfiggere, sconfitta 負かす, 負け 쳐부수다, 패배 nederlaag, verslaan nederlag, tape pokonać, porażka derrota, derrotar наносить поражение, поражение besegra, nederlag ความพ่ายแพ้, ทำให้พ่ายแพ้ yenilgi, yenmek đánh bại, sự thất bại 击败