American English pronunciation
How to pronounce defeated
IPA transcription: [dɪ'fitəd]
Pronunciation variants: [dɪ'fitəd][dɪ'fitɪd]
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Noun
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people who are defeated
“the Romans had no pity for the defeated”
Verb
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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”
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thwart the passage of
“kill a motion”
“he shot down the student's proposal”
Adjective
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beaten or overcome; not victorious
“the defeated enemy”
Adjective
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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”
Usage examples
- Rooney defeated Kevin Higgins of West Point in the finals.
- In November, he defeated veteran Curt Hennig in a retirement match.
- When Skanderbeg returned, however, the Ottoman relief force was repulsed and defeated.
- He was elected five times and defeated twice.
- The Fantastic Four then easily defeated their opponents, and captured Wizard, Trapster, and Sandman.
- In the resulting battle Vindex was defeated and committed suicide.
- Turning back, Sun Ce defeated Fan Neng and secured Niuzhu.
- I felt defeated.
- Shatterstar, along with X-Force and Arize defeated the Scheduler and his followers.
- The Tatars left without a fight and were defeated during their retreat.