defeated

de·feat

 (dĭ-fēt′)

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

1. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat: "Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same" (Thomas Paine).

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

3. Law

a. To frustrate the enforcement of (a motion, for example).

b. To make (an estate, for example) void; annul.

4.

a. To dishearten or dispirit: The last setback defeated her, and she gave up.

b. To be beyond the comprehension of; mystify: How the children found their way back home defeats me.

n.

1.

a. The act of defeating an opponent: the home team's defeat of their rivals.

b. The state of being defeated; failure to win: the home team's defeat by their rivals.

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

3. Law

a. The act of overcoming or frustrating the enforcement of.

b. 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 dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

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de·feat′er n.

Synonyms: defeat, beat, conquer, rout¹, vanquish
These verbs mean to triumph over an adversary: defeated the opposing team by fourteen points; beat her competitor in the race for first place; conquered the enemy after a long battle; routed all opposition due to a brilliant strategy; vanquished the marauding army in a surprise attack.

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defeated

(dɪˈfiːtɪd)

adj

1. having suffered defeat; beaten

2. showing signs of discouragement

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	defeated - people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" discomfited people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"
Adj.	1.	defeated - beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy" unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome undefeated - victorious; "undefeated in battle"; "an undefeated team"
	2.	defeated - disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted" disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

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defeated

adjective beaten, crushed, conquered, worsted, routed, overcome, overwhelmed, thrashed, licked (informal), thwarted, overpowered, balked, trounced, vanquished, checkmated, bested He'll be disinclined to treat a defeated enemy with leniency.
winning, successful, dominant, conquering, triumphant, victorious, undefeated, triumphal

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Translations

مَهْزوم، مَقْهور

poražený

besejret

besiegt

ηττημένος

battuvaincu

sigraîur

sconfitto

beseiretovervunnetslått

mağlupyenilmiş

战败的

defeated

[dɪˈfiːtɪd] ADJ [army, team, player] → derrotado
he left the room a defeated man → cuando abandonó la sala era un hombre derrotado

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defeat

(diˈfiːt) verb

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 derrotar porazit besiegen slå; besejre νικώvencer, 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 verslaanbeseire, vinne overpokonać ماتې وركول، نا اميده كول، برى موندل (پر): ويجاړول ورانول دلوبې يا مسا بقى بالل، بايلل 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

noun

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 derrota porážka die Niederlage nederlag ήτταderrota lüüasaamine, kaotus شکست؛ باخت tappio défaiteתבוסה हार, असफल करना poraz vereség kekalahan ósigur sconfitta 敗北 패배 pralaimėjimas sakāve kekalahan nederlaagtap, nederlagporażka بایلل derrota înfrângere поражение porážka poraz poraz nederlag, förlust ความพ่ายแพ้ yenilgi 戰勝，擊敗 поразка شکست sự thất bại 战胜，击败

deˈfeated adjective

(negative undefeated). a defeated enemy. verslaan, oorwonne مَهْزوم، مَقْهور победен derrotado poražený besiegt slået; besejret ηττημένοςderrotado võidetud مغلوب؛ شکست خورده voitettu battu מוּבָס पराजित poražen, pobijeđen legyőzött dikalahkan sigraður sconfitto 負けた 패배한 nugalėtas sakauts dikalahkan verslagenslått, beseiret, overvunnetpokonany بایلل 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

deˈfeatism noun

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 derrotismo defétismus die Miesmacherei defatisme; selvopgivelse ηττοπάθειαderrotismo lüüasaamispoliitika شکست گرایی؛ یأس و بدبینی tappiomieliala défaitismeתבוסתנות पराजयवाद malodušnost kishitűség pesimisme uppgjafarandi disfattismo 敗北主義 패배주의 defetizmas, nesitikėjimas laimėti sakāvniecība pesimisme defaitismenederlagspolitikk, defaitisme defetyzm نا اميده كول 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

deˈfeatist noun, adjective

(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 derrotista der Miesmacher opgivende; defatist ηττοπαθήςderrotista 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 defaitistischselvoppgivende, defaitist defetysta نا اميده كول 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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