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- Dictionarydefeat/dɪˈfiːt/
verb
- 1. win a victory over (someone) in a battle or other contest; overcome or beat: "Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitan army" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. an instance of defeating or being defeated: "a 1–0 defeat by Grimsby" Similar Opposite
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to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition: Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo. They defeated the Italian team and reached the final. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer. crush (BEAT) hammer (DEFEAT) informal. thrash (DEFEAT) informal. trounce. See also. self-defeating.
The meaning of DEFEAT is to win victory over : beat. How to use defeat in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Defeat.
To defeat someone is to beat them in a competition or contest. As a noun, a defeat is a loss (as in That was the team’s first defeat of the season) and defeat is the state of having lost (as in the agony of defeat).
to win against someone in a fight, war, or competition: Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo. They defeated the Italian team and reached the final. Synonyms. annihilate informal. beat (DEFEAT) conquer. crush (BEAT) hammer (DEFEAT) informal. thrash (DEFEAT) informal. trounce. See also. self-defeating.
Defeat is the opposite of victory. When you lose, you suffer defeat. When you win, you defeat your enemy. This is a word that's all about losing. In World War II, America and the Allies defeated the Axis powers: we beat them. In basketball, Michael Jordan usually defeated his opponents.
1. To do better than (another) in a competition or battle; win victory over; beat: "Whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same" (Thomas Paine). 2. To prevent the success of; thwart: Internal strife defeats the purpose of teamwork. 3. Law. a. To frustrate the enforcement of (a motion, for example). b.
[uncountable, countable] failure to win or to be successful. The party faces defeat in the election. They suffered a narrow defeat in the final. a heavy/humiliating/crushing defeat. The world champion has only had two defeats in 20 fights. They finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful). to concede/accept defeat.
to win against somebody in a war, competition, sports game, etc. synonym beat. defeat somebody/something He defeated the champion in three sets. to defeat a rival/an opponent. The goal is to defeat the enemy by whatever means possible. a defeated army.
1. If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest. [...] 2. If a proposal or motion in a debate is defeated, more people vote against it than for it. [...] 3. If a task or a problem defeats you, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it. [...]
noun. /dɪˈfit/ [uncountable, countable] failure to win or to be successful The party faces defeat in the election. a narrow/heavy defeat The world champion has only had two defeats in 20 fights. They finally had to admit defeat (= stop trying to be successful). Take your English to the next level.
