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defeat

/dɪ'fit/

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noun
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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"it was a narrow defeat" "the army's only defeat"

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licking

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victory

type of:
ending failure finish conclusion
noun
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
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frustration

type of:
disappointment letdown
verb
win a victory over
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"defeat your enemies"

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get the better of overcome
verb
thwart the passage of
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kill shoot down vote down vote out

type of:
negative veto blackball

Examples of defeat

"it was a narrow defeat"
"the army's only defeat"
"defeat your enemies"