Adjective: defeated di'fee-tid
- Beaten or overcome; not victorious
"the defeated enemy"
- Disappointingly unsuccessful
"defeated expectations and thwarted ambitions";
- disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted, crushed, gutted [Brit, informal]
- People who are defeated
"the Romans had no pity for the defeated";
- discomfited
- Win a victory over
"defeat your enemies";
- get the better of, overcome
- Reject or block a proposal, motion, or candidate through a formal vote
"defeat a motion";
- kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out
See also: licked, subjugated, unsuccessful
Type of: blackball, negative, people, veto, win
Antonym: undefeated
Encyclopedia: Defeated, Tennessee
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