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Search "defeat" in: defeat[noun]Entry Word: defeat Function: noun Meaning: 1 failure to win a contest <sore losers griping about their defeat in the basketball game earlier that week> Synonyms beating, drubbing, licking, loss, overthrow, rout, shellacking, trimming, trouncing, whipping Related Words collapse, debacle (also débâcle), failure, fizzle, flop, nonsuccess, setback, upset, washout; lurch, shutout Near Antonyms accomplishment, achievement; landslide, sweep Antonyms success, triumph, victory, win 2 a falling short of oneʼs goals <truly disheartened by the defeat of his plans> — see failure 2
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