defeat
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈfiːt/verb
Definitions
To overcome in battle or contest.
Example: Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
To nullify
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defeat
Pronunciation:
/dɪˈfiːt/noun
Definitions
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
Example: Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.
The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
Example: The inscription records her defeat of the country's enemies in a costly war.
Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; nullification.
Destruction, ruin.