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Meaning of defeat
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
defeat
n 1: an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a
narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a
convincing licking" [syn: {defeat}, {licking}] [ant:
{triumph}, {victory}]
2: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted
in attaining your goals [syn: {frustration}, {defeat}]
v 1: 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" [syn: {get the better of}, {overcome},
{defeat}]
2: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the
student's proposal" [syn: {kill}, {shoot down}, {defeat},
{vote down}, {vote out}]
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