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(Entry 1 of 2)
to achieve a victory over
- they defeated their archrivals easily and moved into the next round of the play-offs
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defeat
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of defeat (Entry 2 of 2)
1
failure to win a contest
- sore losers still griping about their defeat in the basketball game earlier that week
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2
a falling short of one's goals
- truly disheartened by the defeat of his plans to revitalize downtown
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The first known use of defeat was in the 15th century
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