defeat
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquishedThe act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
» Tom won't be able to defeat me.
Том не зможе мене подолати. — deniko
Том не зможе мене перемогти. — deniko
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.
Niederlage
пораже́ниеporažénije
пора́зкаporázka, про́грашpróhraš
(countable, uncountable)The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
The inscription records her defeat of the country's enemies in a costly war.
(countable, uncountable)Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Destruction, ruin.
- an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
- the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
Examples
493 sentencesTom won't be able to defeat me.
Том не зможе мене подолати. — deniko
He admitted his defeat.
Він визнав поразку. — deniko
ruОн признал своё поражение. — las
deEr gab seine Niederlage zu. — riotlake
We admitted our defeat.
Ми визнали поразку. — deniko
ruМы признали поражение. — Wezel
The people united will never be defeated.
Об’єднаний народ ніколи не буде переможений. — Rovo
ruКогда народ един - он непобедим. — soweli_Elepanto
We defeated the enemy.
Ми перемогли ворога. — deniko
ruМы победили врага. — marafon
deWir bezwangen den Feind. — Hans_Adler
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English defet, from French deffet, desfait, past participle of the verb desfaiFrom Middle English defet, from French deffet, desfait, past participle of the verb desfaire (compare modern French défaire), from des- + faire.
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Forms
plural: defeatsSynonyms
2 synonyms- an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest:licking
- the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals:frustration
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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