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| 1. | [ adjective ] beaten or overcome; not victorious | |
| Examples: | "the defeated enemy" |
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| Related terms: | undefeated beaten crushed licked baffled subjugated bested unsuccessful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] disappointingly unsuccessful | |
| Synonyms: | disappointed frustrated thwarted foiled discomfited | |
| Examples: | "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions" "their foiled attempt to capture Calais" "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers" "his best efforts were thwarted" |
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| Related terms: | unsuccessful | |
| 3. | [ noun ] people who are defeated | |
| Synonyms: | discomfited | |
| Examples: | "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" |
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| Related terms: | people | |
| Similar spelling: |
devoted devotedly devotedness |
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