Варианты (v1)
Варианты (v2)
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defeat [dɪˈfiːt] сущ
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поражениеср, проигрышм, неудачаж, разгромм
(destruction, loss, failure, rout)
- military defeat – военное поражение
- cause of his defeat – причина его поражения
- suffer defeat – потерпеть поражение
- temporary defeat – временная неудача
- crushing defeat – сокрушительный разгром
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defeat [dɪˈfiːt] гл
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одержать победу, победить, одолеть, побеждать, обыграть, побороть, побить, обыгрывать, одолевать
(win, overcome, beat)
- defeated country – побежденная страна
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разгромить, сокрушить, разбить
(crush, smash)
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нанести поражение, наносить поражение
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поразить, поражать
(strike)
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потерпеть поражение
(fail)
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расстроить
(frustrate)
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defeat [dɪˈfiːt] прил
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поверженный
(prostrate)
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| noun | ||
| поражение | defeat, lesion, beating, drubbing, reverse, checkmate | |
| разгром | defeat, rout, debacle, smash, walloping | |
| крушение | crash, collapse, wreck, ruin, wreckage, defeat | |
| аннулирование | cancellation, revocation, annulment, cancel, reversal, defeat | |
| расстройство | disorder, frustration, upset, disturbance, disorganization, defeat | |
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| побеждать | win, overcome, conquer, defeat, vanquish, beat | |
| расстраивать | upset, unsettle, detune, disturb, thwart, defeat | |
| наносить поражение | defeat, discomfit, blank, hammer, worst | |
| проваливать | get out, defeat, naff, pluck | |
| разрушать | destroy, ruin, break, break down, disrupt, defeat | |
| уничтожать | destroy, kill, consume, demolish, annihilate, defeat | |
| разбивать | break up, break, divide, split, smash, defeat | |
| расстраивать планы | frustrate, circumvent, foil, defeat, checkmate, disappoint | |
| отменять | cancel, revoke, override, abolish, abrogate, defeat | |
| аннулировать | cancel, annul, void, revoke, nullify, defeat |
Синонимы (v1)
Синонимы (v2)
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defeat сущ
- win · beat · kill · prevail
- conquer · overcome · vanquish · subdue
- loss · failure · damage · injury · fiasco
- rout · drubbing · winning
- overthrow
- collapse · crash
- shellacking
noun
- loss, conquest, vanquishment, rout, trouncing, downfall, thrashing, hiding, drubbing, licking, pasting, massacre, slaughter, beatdown
- failure, downfall, collapse, ruin, rejection, frustration, abortion, miscarriage, undoing, reverse
- licking
- frustration
verb
- beat, conquer, win against, triumph over, get the better of, vanquish, rout, trounce, overcome, overpower, crush, subdue, lick, thrash, whip, wipe the floor with, make mincemeat of, clobber, slaughter, demolish, cream, skunk, nose out
- thwart, frustrate, foil, ruin, scotch, debar, derail, obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, put the kibosh on, stymie, scuttle
- reject, overthrow, throw out, dismiss, outvote, turn down, give the thumbs down
- baffle, perplex, bewilder, mystify, bemuse, confuse, confound, throw, beat, flummox, faze, stump
- shoot down, vote out, kill, vote down
- overcome, get the better of
Предложения со словом «defeat»
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Even if a nation loses a war, we say, Germany suffered a defeat in the First World War, it’s a metaphor. |
Даже если страна проигрывает войну, мы говорим: Германия пострадала в Первой мировой войне, что является метафорой. |
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Jin let her breath out in a hiss of defeat. |
Из груди Джин вырвался вздох, означавший признание своего поражения . |
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Rumors fly that the Ever Victorious Army has tasted defeat. |
Ходят слухи, что Непобедимая армия вкусила горечь поражения . |
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The shame of defeat is not yet washed away |
Позор Позор поражения еще не забыт |
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He did not want to give in and admit defeat. |
Он не хотел сдаваться, не хотел признавать поражение . |
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Jury would see defeat in her eyes and vote accordingly. |
Присяжные увидели поражение в ее глазах и проголосовали соответственно. |
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There was something akin to defeat in Welstiel’s voice. |
В голосе Вельстила проскользнуло нечто очень похожее на признание поражения . |
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Each act of defiance brought him closer to ultimate defeat. |
Каждое заклинание, решавшее очередную проблему, приближало окончательное поражение . |
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Here in the wilderness you have turned defeat into victory. |
В этой дикой местности вы обратили поражение в победу. |
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Daniel Cooper could not permit Tracy Whitney to defeat him. |
Даниэль Купер не мог позволить Трейси Уитни провести его. |
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He planned to defeat his brother’s murderers and restore his family’s office and authority. |
Его замысел заключался в том, чтобы отомстить за смерть братьев и восстановить власть своего рода. |
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I did gestures of defeat, tried to introduce her to Block formally so she’d know who got official credit for her rescue. |
Я пытался представить ее Тупу, чтобы она знала, кому официально принадлежит честь ее освобождения. |
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Defeat them, and I will be seen as a worthy successor to my grandfather, to the great Charlemagne. |
Разбейте их, и я признаю вас достойным преемником моего деда, Карла Великого. |
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My knights will help us defeat our foes if we give them the proper motivation. |
Мои рыцари помогут нам победить наших врагов, если мы дадим им нужный стимул. |
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The murderer and traitor Stannis Baratheon suffered a stunning defeat at the hands of your father. |
Убийца и изменник Станнис Баратеон потерпел сокрушительное поражение от вашего отца. |
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There’s only one thing for you to do If you want to save the avatar And defeat the fearsome foursome. |
Есть только одна вещь, которую ты можешь сделать для спасения Аватара и уничтожения грозной четверки. |
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They said that this prophecy meant that you would defeat an evil tyrant. |
Другие поведали о том, что ты одолеешь ужасного тирана. |
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Stalin did not dare precipitate one because he could not defeat the free economy of the West. |
Сталин на это не решился, так как не мог одолеть свободную экономику Запада. |
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What should have been a glorious victory is an ignominious defeat. |
То, что должно было стать величайшей победой, превратилось в позорное поражение . |
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But the taste of defeat was bitter in her throat, and she felt very, very old. |
Она ощутила во рту горький вкус поражения и почувствовала себя очень и очень старой. |
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I have heard songs of many battles, and I have always understood that defeat may be glorious. |
Я слыхал много песен о битвах, и я всегда думал, что поражение может быть славным. |
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I need this contraption if I am to retrieve the plan to defeat the Observers from the depths of my memory. |
Мне нужна эта штука, чтобы восстановить в памяти план уничтожения Наблюдателей из глубин моей памяти. |
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Today marks three months since Batman’s defeat of the Mutant leader at the West River drainage site. |
Сегодня три месяца с тех пор, как Бэтмен победил лидера Мутантов в канализации. |
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To keep dignity, and give honor where it’s due, so that defeat is not disgrace. |
Как сохранять достоинство, как отдавать должное врагу, как не превращать поражение в позор. |
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And you can’t defeat a mother lion when you threaten her cubs. |
И ты не сможешь победить мать — львицу, когда угрожаешь её детёнышам. |
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The Tokugawa had suffered a grave defeat, but it might be said that they had shown their mettle. |
Токугава потерпел тяжкое поражение , но все же сумел доказать, что представляет собой достаточно крепкий орешек. |
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By the same token some forces should be able to defeat the Posleen in their areas. |
По такому же допущению, какие — то силы смогут разгромить послинов в своих регионах. |
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She was openly sobbing now with terror and defeat. |
Теперь она уже открыто и громко рыдала от ужаса и унизительного чувства своего поражения . |
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Soon you will reach the camp of Egel where you will find an army in disarray: a force doomed to ultimate defeat. |
Скоро ты доберешься до стана Эгеля и найдешь там расшатанную, обреченную на поражение армию. |
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And thus the battle of Arcachon, that had begun with such high hopes for its defenders, ended in a rain-cold night of bleak defeat. |
Так битва при Аркашоне, начинавшаяся с такими надеждами на успех, закончилась полным поражением . |
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A bunch of guys that would die rather than admit defeat, or a bunch of wine-drinking sex addicts wearing togas? |
Кучка парней, которые скорее умрут, нежели признают своё поражение , или сборище наркоманов — извращенцев, носящих тогу? |
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Never once have I suffered a defeat or shown my back to the enemy. |
Никогда прежде мне не доводилось терпеть поражения в битве или показывать спину неприятелю. |
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They had no intention of letting its foul inhabitants defeat them on this last leg of the journey. |
И они не собирались сдаваться злобным обитателям этих мест на последнем этапе своего путешествия. |
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The slight alteration of course Fell had ordered was really a final admission of defeat. |
Незначительное изменение курса, произведенное по команде Фелла, стало последним шагом к проигрышу. |
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Only together can we defeat our demons and save our family. |
Только вместе мы можем побороть наших демонов и спасти нашу семью. |
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Horror and dismay over the disastrous defeat the Navy had suffered at Grendelsbane. |
Ужас и смятение от катастрофического поражения флота при Грендельсбейне. |
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If he were to admit defeat, his presidency would be destroyed. |
Если бы он допустил поражение , его президентство было бы разрушено. |
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You and your Master will soon be finished, now that the Creator has returned to defeat all those who serve the Darkness. |
Все равно тебе и твоему хозяину недолго осталось, теперь, когда Создатель вернулся, чтобы разгромить всех тех, кто служит Тьме. |
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He disappeared before — once for 18months before the crushing defeat of Petrosian in Belgrade. |
Он и раньше пропадал — Один раз его не видели 18 месяцев Перед сокрушительной победой над Пертосяном в Белграде. |
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The only counterargument is that slower fiscal adjustment would further reduce confidence and thereby defeat the purpose by resulting in lower private spending. |
Единственным контраргументом является то, что медленная бюджетная корректировка приведет к дальнейшему сокращению доверия и ударит по своей цели, приведя к снижению частных расходов. |
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Secondly, if defeat is unacceptable, the NATO allies may be forced to raise the ante even higher. |
Во — вторых, если поражение неприемлимо, то союзники по НАТО могут быть вынуждены поднять ставки еще выше. |
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In an ideological conflict, there can be no truce, no draw, no compromise, only victory or defeat. |
В идеологическом конфликте нет перемирия, нет ничьей, нет компромисса, есть победа или поражение . |
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The policy also aspires to attainexpects a full recovery of State control over the national territory by the State, and to defeat terrorism. |
Кроме того, эта политика преследует цель восстановления государством полного контроля над национальной территорией и ликвидации терроризма. |
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Let’s defeat the Islamic State and then worry about Assad. |
Давайте разгромим Исламское государство, а потом уж подумаем про Асада». |
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It took collective efforts and great courage to fight against and defeat slavery. |
Для борьбы с рабством и для победы над ним потребовались коллективные усилия и большая смелость. |
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To have to deliver on that threat is always a defeat. |
Но необходимость исполнить эту угрозу всегда означает поражение . |
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According to public opinion polls, Royal is the clear favorite of the left and the only candidate able to defeat Sarkozy. |
Согласно опросам общественного мнения, Роял является явным фаворитом Левых и единственным кандидатом, способным победить Саркози. |
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Wouldn’t you agree that one way to defeat this smugness and complacency you speak of would be to give women the vote? |
Разве не способ победить самодовольство и самоуверенность, о которых вы говорили, — позволить женщинам голосовать? |
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Drunkards and wife beaters, people who run in front of horses, you defeat your own argument, Miss Lane. |
Алкоголики и избивающие жен, люди, которые бегут перед лошадями, вы наносите поражение вашему собственному аргументу, мисс Лэйн. |
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After I defeat you and become alpha lion, you’ll have more time to spend with your pathetic son. |
Когда я одержу над тобой верх и стану главным, у тебя будет больше времени на своего придурковатого сына. |
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So you come to the end of your rope and you admit defeat and you’re in despair. |
Допустим, вы дошли до крайности, вы признали свое поражение , и вы в отчаянии. |
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Unbelievable defeat at the hands of Micky Ward, who had all but given away the first half-dozen rounds of the battle. |
Невероятное поражение , нанесённое Микки Уордом, который слил первую половину раундов в матче. |
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To lift the cap without meeting that responsibility to reform would be to defeat the purpose for which the cap was originally accepted. |
Отмена ограничений на расходы без соблюдения обязательства по реформе была бы равнозначна отказу от цели, во имя которой первоначально были введены эти ограничения. |
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Thus, it was already tempting for adopting institutions to rewrite them to suit a particular set of users, which would defeat their normative purpose. |
Поэтому уже это обстоятельство порождает у принимающих учреждений соблазн переписать его под себя для применения в узком кругу пользователей, а это понижает его нормативно — правовую значимость. |
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Within 48 hours, Israel seemed on the verge of defeat on both fronts. |
В течение 48 часов Израиль оказался на грани поражения на обоих фронтах. |
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The following day, I set out to defeat any resistance with a bold stroke. |
На следующий же день я решил покончить со всеми колебаниями одним разом. |
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The defeat of IS would not be not such a result – on the contrary, it would leave him with a renewed Kurdish nationalism both inside and outside his borders. |
Поражение ИГ не обеспечит ему такого результата — напротив, оно только укрепит курдский национализм как в Турции, так и за ее границами. |
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In his campaign rhetoric, Trump painted a picture of Russia and America fighting in harmony to defeat a common Islamic-extremist foe. |
В своей риторике во время избирательной кампании Трамп рисовал такую картину — Россия и Америка находятся в состоянии гармонии для того, чтобы нанести поражение общему исламско — экстремистскому врагу. |
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When you’re pre-immunized, what happens is you have forces in your body pre-trained to recognize and defeat specific foes. |
Если вы заранее иммунизированы, в вашем теле есть заранее тренированные силы, обученные распознавать и поражать конкретных врагов. |
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Putin told the Russian people that the goal was to defeat ISIS in Syria and that Syria is the cradle of Russia’s civilization. |
Путин сказал российскому народу, что цель заключалась в том, чтобы победить ИГИЛ в Сирии, и что Сирия является колыбелью российской цивилизации. |
What is another word for Defeat?
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win, conquer in military manner
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deed, conquer in athletic contest
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How does the verb defeat differ from other similar words?
Some common synonyms of defeat are conquer, overcome, overthrow, reduce, subdue, and vanquish. While all these words mean «to get the better of by force or strategy,» defeat does not imply the finality or completeness of vanquish which it otherwise equals.
the Confederates defeated the Union forces at Manassas
When is conquer a more appropriate choice than defeat?
In some situations, the words conquer and defeat are roughly equivalent. However, conquer implies gaining mastery of.
When could overcome be used to replace defeat?
While in some cases nearly identical to defeat, overcome suggests getting the better of with difficulty or after hard struggle.
overcame a host of bureaucratic roadblocks
When might overthrow be a better fit than defeat?
While the synonyms overthrow and defeat are close in meaning, overthrow stresses the bringing down or destruction of existing power.
violently overthrew the old regime
When can reduce be used instead of defeat?
The meanings of reduce and defeat largely overlap; however, reduce implies a forcing to capitulate or surrender.
the city was reduced after a month-long siege
Where would subdue be a reasonable alternative to defeat?
The words subdue and defeat are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, subdue implies a defeating and suppression.
subdued the native tribes after years of fighting
When would vanquish be a good substitute for defeat?
The synonyms vanquish and defeat are sometimes interchangeable, but vanquish implies a complete overpowering.
vanquished the enemy and ended the war
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defeat
Strike is the word for a single blow; to beat is to strike repeatedly, as a bird beats the air with its wings. Others of the above words describe the manner of beating, as bastinado, to beat on the soles of the feet; belabor, to inflict a comprehensive and exhaustive beating; cudgel, to beat with a stick; thrash, as wheat was beaten out with the old hand-flail; to pound (akin to Latin pondus, a weight) is to beat with a heavy, and pommel with a blunt, instrument. To batter and to bruise refer to the results of beating; that is battered which is broken or defaced by repeated blows on the surface (compare synonyms for SHATTER); that is bruised which has suffered even one severe contusion. The metaphorical sense of beat, however, so far preponderates that one may be very badly bruised and battered, and yet not be said to be beaten, unless he has got the worst of the beating. To beat a combatant is to disable or dishearten him for further fighting. Hence beat becomes the synonym for every word which implies getting the advantage of another. Compare CONQUER.
Almost all antonyms in this class are passive, and can be formed indefinitely from the conquering words by the use of the auxiliary be; as, be beaten, be defeated, be conquered, etc.
Synonyms:
bastinado, batter, beat, belabor, bruise, castigate, chastise, conquer, cudgel, flog, overcome, pommel, pound, scourge, smite, spank, strike, surpass, switch, thrash, vanquish, whip, worstAntonyms:
fail, fall, get the worst of, go down, go under, surrenderPreposition:
Beat with a stick over the head; beat by a trick; out of town; beat to the ground; into submission.
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defeatnoun
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frustration, overthrow, discomfitureAntonyms:
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defeatverb
Synonyms:
conquer, overcome, worst, beat, baffle, rout, overthrow, vanquish, frustrate, foilAntonyms:
secure, promote, insure, speed, advance, establish, aid
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defeat, lickingnoun
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
«it was a narrow defeat»; «the army’s only defeat»; «they suffered a convincing licking»
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thrashing, trouncing, frustration, whacking, drubbing, beating, lacing, lickingAntonyms:
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frustration, defeatverb
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
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frustration, thwarting, licking, foilingAntonyms:
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get the better of, overcome, defeatverb
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:
surmount, vote out, overwhelm, overcome, subdue, kill, get the best, whelm, overpower, shoot down, vote down, get the better of, sweep over, have the best, overtake, get over, masterAntonyms:
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kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote outverb
thwart the passage of
«kill a motion»; «he shot down the student’s proposal»
Synonyms:
pour down, drink down, toss off, shoot, wipe out, overcome, buck, kill, down, bolt down, pop, stamp out, belt down, tear, vote down, shoot down, vote out, charge, obliterate, land, get the better of, turn thumbs downAntonyms:
victory, triumph
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defeatnoun
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overthrow, downfall, rout, discomfiture, repulse -
defeatnoun
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defeatverb
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conquer, overthrow, overcome, vanquish, checkmate, repulse, beat, discomfit, rout -
defeatverb
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frustrate, baffle, foil, balk, disconcert, disappoint
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defeatnoun
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defeatverb
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conquer, vanquish, repulse, discomfit, rout, checkmate, outwit, balk, foil, frustrate
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List of paraphrases for «defeat»:
beat, defeating, overcome, vanquish, failure, conquer, rout, defeated, invalidation, defeats, setback, thwart, frustrate, overcoming, loss, slaughter
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How to use defeat in a sentence?
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Ryszard Kapuscinski:
Life is truly known only to those who suffer, lose, endure adversity and stumble from defeat to defeat.
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State John Kerry:
President Obama has made a very strong and forceful and simple decision entirely in keeping with his originally stated policy that we must defeat and destroy Daesh, it is not a decision to enter into Syria’s civil war. It is not an action focused on (Syrian President Bashar) Assad, it focused exclusively on Daesh and in augmenting our ability to rapidly attack Daesh.
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Apoorve Dubey:
Nothing can defeat you, if you make up your mind to fight and nothing can save you, if you have accepted defeat.
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President Barack Obama:
We should not be drawn once more into a long and costly ground war in Iraq or Syria. That’s what groups like ISIL want. They know they can’t defeat us on the battlefield. ISIL fighters were part of the insurgency that we faced in Iraq. But they also know that if we occupy foreign lands, they can maintain insurgencies for years, killing thousands of our troops and draining our resources, and using our presence to draw new recruits.
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Chelsea Clinton:
I’m definitely not the right person to run to defeat (Trump) in 2020. Right now, the answer is no.
Translations for defeat
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- اندحار, غلب, انكسار, هزم, هزيمةArabic
- паражэ́ннеBelarusian
- унищожение, разбивам, побеждавам, поражениеBulgarian
- vèncer, derrota, vencimentCatalan, Valencian
- porazit, porážkaCzech
- tab, overvinde, besejre, usejrDanish
- Niederlage, besiegen, niederringen, schlagenGerman
- νικώ, ήτταGreek
- venki, malvenkoEsperanto
- derrotar, anular, vencimiento, derrota, vencerSpanish
- lüüasaamine, võitmaEstonian
- شکست دادنPersian
- häviö, tappio, päihittää, voittaaFinnish
- ósigurFaroese
- vaincre, défaire, défaiteFrench
- maidhm, cloígh, briseadh, faigh an lámh in uachtar ar, díomua, buaigh arIrish
- callScottish Gaelic
- vencer, derrotar, bater, vencemento, derrotaGalician
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- vinna, ósigur, tap, sigraIcelandic
- battere, fallimento, sconfitta, disfatta, insuccesso, sconfiggereItalian
- 負かす, 敗北, 挫折, やっつける, 倒すJapanese
- ឈ្នះ, ការឈ្នះ, ការចាញ់Khmer
- 지우다Korean
- clades, vincereLatin
- nugalėti, įveikti, sukautiLithuanian
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- हरनेMarathi
- verslaan, nederlaag, overwinnenDutch
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- vencir, vencement, vencimentOccitan
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- derrotar, vencimento, derrota, vencerPortuguese
- llalliyQuechua
- învinge, înfrânge, bateRomanian
- поражение, побеждать, победить, разбивать, разбить, пораRussian
- porazSerbo-Croatian
- porážkaSlovak
- övervinna, nederlag, besegra, förlustSwedish
- ఓటమి, ఓటు, ఓడించుTelugu
- ความปราชัยThai
- yenmek, mağlup etmek, yenilgi, mağlubiyetTurkish
- пора́зкаUkrainian
- đánh bạiVietnamese
- באַזיגןYiddish
- 败Chinese
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vb
1 beat, blow out of the water (slang) clobber (slang) conquer, crush, lick (informal) make mincemeat of (informal) master, outplay, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, pip at the post, quell, repulse, rout, run rings around (informal) stuff (slang) subdue, subjugate, tank (slang) trounce, undo, vanquish, wipe the floor with (informal) worst
2 baffle, balk, confound, disappoint, discomfit, foil, frustrate, get the better of, ruin, thwart
n
3 beating, conquest, debacle, overthrow, pasting (slang) repulse, rout, trouncing, vanquishment
4 disappointment, discomfiture, failure, frustration, rebuff, repulse, reverse, setback, thwarting
Antonyms
, vb bow, lose, submit, succumb, surrender, yield
n success, triumph, victory
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
defeat
( defeats plural & 3rd person present) ( defeating present participle) ( defeated past tense & past participle )
1 verb If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
(=beat)
His guerrillas defeated the colonial army in 1954… V n
2 verb If a proposal or motion in a debate is defeated, more people vote against it than for it.
usu passive
The proposal was defeated by just one vote. be V-ed
3 verb If a task or a problem defeats you, it is so difficult that you cannot do it or solve it.
There were times when the challenges of writing such a huge novel almost defeated her. V n
4 verb To defeat an action or plan means to cause it to fail.
(=thwart)
The navy played a limited but significant role in defeating the rebellion… V n
5 n-var Defeat is the experience of being beaten in a battle, game, or contest, or of failing to achieve what you wanted to.
The most important thing is not to admit defeat until you really have to…, The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby…
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