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defeat

Nouns

• (n) an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  • it was a narrow defeat
  • the army's only defeat
  • they suffered a convincing licking
  licking,
• (n) the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals frustration,

Verbs

• (v) 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,
• (v) thwart the passage of
  • kill a motion
  • he shot down the student's proposal
  vote down, vote out, kill, shoot down,

Synonyms

get the better of overcome licking vote down vote out kill shoot down frustration

Antonyms

triumph victory

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