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defeat
'defeat' - used as a noun
1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
it was a narrow defeat
the army's only defeat
2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

'defeat' - used as a verb
3. win a victory over
defeat your enemies
4. thwart the passage of

derived forms
1. Defeat / Plural
defeats
2. Defeat / Past
defeated
3. Defeat / Third Person
defeats
4. Defeat / Present Participle
defeating
Variations of 'defeat'
 
Antonym
  • victory
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