What does defeat mean?
Definitions for defeat
dɪˈfitde·feat
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word defeat.
Princeton's WordNet
defeat, licking(noun)
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
"it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"
frustration, defeat(verb)
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
get the better of, overcome, defeat(verb)
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"
kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out(verb)
thwart the passage of
"kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
Wiktionary
defeat(Noun)
The act of defeating or being defeated
Etymology: from desfait, from the verb desfaire des + faciō (to unmake).
defeat(Verb)
To overcome in battle or contest.
Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
Etymology: from desfait, from the verb desfaire des + faciō (to unmake).
defeat(Verb)
To destroy, ruin, undo, lay waste to.
Etymology: from desfait, from the verb desfaire des + faciō (to unmake).
defeat(Verb)
To nullify; to reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
Etymology: from desfait, from the verb desfaire des + faciō (to unmake).
Webster Dictionary
Defeat(verb)
to undo; to disfigure; to destroy
Etymology: [Cf. F. dfaite, fr. dfaire. See Defeat, v.]
Defeat(verb)
to render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate
Etymology: [Cf. F. dfaite, fr. dfaire. See Defeat, v.]
Defeat(verb)
to overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow
Etymology: [Cf. F. dfaite, fr. dfaire. See Defeat, v.]
Defeat(verb)
to resist with success; as, to defeat an assault
Etymology: [Cf. F. dfaite, fr. dfaire. See Defeat, v.]
Defeat
an undoing or annulling; destruction
Etymology: [Cf. F. dfaite, fr. dfaire. See Defeat, v.]
Defeat
frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design
Etymology: [Cf. F. dfaite, fr. dfaire. See Defeat, v.]
Defeat
an overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle; repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to victory
Etymology: [Cf. F. dfaite, fr. dfaire. See Defeat, v.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Defeat
de-fēt′, v.t. to frustrate: to ruin.—n. a frustration of plans: ruin: overthrow, as of an army in battle.—n. Defeat′ure (Spens.), defeat: disfigurement, disguise. [O. Fr. defait, defaire, to undo—L. dis, neg. facĕre, to do.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
defeat
This word expresses the complete want of success of an army; a repulse signifying less, and a rout more, than defeat.
defeat
To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'defeat' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3245
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'defeat' in Nouns Frequency: #1306
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'defeat' in Verbs Frequency: #623
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of defeat in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of defeat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of defeat in a Sentence
ISIL needs those funds to pay their fighters, to recruit new fighters and to conduct their various maligned activities, you know, we said from the outset of this campaign that to defeat ISIL, we're going to have to take away its ability to resource.
They should be very worried, especially after the defeat in the three major Hindi heartland states.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier:
The group's structures in Syria and Iraq are intertwined, so that a defeat for Islamic State in Mosul would undoubtedly have consequences for the situation in Syria.
To eliminate the parent tumor in Iraq and Syria, we are enabling local, motivated forces with critical support from a global coalition wielding a suite of capabilities — ranging from airstrikes, special forces, cyber tools, intelligence, equipment, mobility and logistics, training, advice and assistance, it must be local forces who deliver( ISIS) a lasting defeat, because only they can secure and govern the territory by building long-term trust within the populations they liberate.
I want to thank Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ' and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders ' supporters for Bernie Sanders and his supporters tireless energy and Bernie Sanders and his supporters passion, we share a common goal and together we will defeat Donald Trump. We will defeat Donald Trump together. We are going to bring this nation together.
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Translations for defeat
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- 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
- הביס, תבוסהHebrew
- हरनाHindi
- vereség, kudarc, legyőzHungarian
- պարտությունArmenian
- kekalahanIndonesian
- 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
- uzvarēt, sakāve, sakaut, uzveiktLatvian
- हरनेMarathi
- verslaan, nederlaag, overwinnenDutch
- nederlag, beseire, overvinneNorwegian
- vencir, vencement, vencimentOccitan
- pokonać, porażkaPolish
- 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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