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defeats
noun as in overthrow, beating
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noun as in frustration
verb as in conquer in military manner
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verb as in conquer in athletic contest
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verb as in frustrate
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- beat down
- beat the system
- cast down
- cause setback
- edge out
- nose out
- put end to
- take wind out of sails
- throw for loop
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Example Sentences
“Light trumps darkness, hope beats despair, grace wins over sin, love defeats hate, life conquers death,” the cardinal said.
Just because something kills you cannot possibly mean it defeats you.
If they lose, women will have played decisive and outsized roles in their defeats.
And Thomas Pink defeats Victoria's Secret in infringement lawsuit.
Funerals were often held for those still alive, and crushing defeats were celebrated as glorious triumphs.
Thus the rapacity of Capital defeats itself, and actually impoverishes its owners when it deprives Labor of a fair reward.
The French army, so long accustomed to success, was absolutely demoralised by repeated disappointments and defeats.
Successive defeats, and the formidable front of the enemy, make it the more stimulating.
A short triumph will be followed by a deep mortification, and the selfishness of their aims defeats itself.
In Spain, this year two attempts at insurrection were made; but they were followed by defeats, arrests, and executions.
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On this page you'll find 299 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to defeats, such as: blow, loss, massacre, collapse, embarrassment, and drubbing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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