Synonyms:
defeat, licking
Meaning: an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
Synonyms:
frustration, defeat
Meaning: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
get_the_better_of, overcome, defeat
Meaning: 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"
Synonyms:
kill, shoot_down, defeat, vote_down, vote_out
Meaning: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
Usage examples
Both plans met a pitiful defeat.
'It will be sure and certain defeat.'
"Felt pretty sore, I suppose, over his defeat."
A defeat would be fatal to the whole undertaking.
In a defeat there would be a roundabout vindication of himself.
In an engagement, he might conceivably defeat Blood's followers.
He had not been able to avert defeat, but he had prevented utter ruin.
He who has given up both victory and defeat, he, the contented, is happy.
They have known and they will know joy and sorrow, triumph and temporary defeat.
This caused Mohammed great difficulty and might easily have brought about his defeat.