defeat
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. To overcome in battle or contest.
"Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo."
2. To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
3. To nullify
Synonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
defeat
Word Statistics
Standard vocabulary
Used frequently in everyday conversation
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
- • Common vocabulary word
- • Simple pronunciation
1. The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
"Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move."
2. The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
"The inscription records her defeat of the country's enemies in a costly war."
3. Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; nullification.
4. Destruction, ruin.
≠ Antonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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