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Synonyms for de-feat

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : dih-feet

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfit

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Définition of de-feat

Origin : 1701, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of defeat (v.).

As in knock : noun strong criticism
As in landslide : noun great victory
As in loss : noun misfortune, deficit; something misplaced or lost
As in miscarriage : noun failure
As in rebuff : noun turning away; ignoring
As in repulse : noun snub; rejection
As in reverse : noun bad luck; failure
As in ruin : noun situation of devastation
As in setback : noun disappointment
As in undoing : noun destruction, misfortune
As in upset : noun problem
As in victory : noun win, success
As in beating : noun thrashing
As in subversion : noun ruin
As in suppression : noun abolition
As in insolvency : noun failure
As in licking : noun beating
As in misplacement : noun loss
As in nonfeasance : noun failure
As in ruination : noun ruin
As in thrashing : noun beating
As in unsuccess : noun failure
As in unsuccessfulness : noun failure
As in comedown : noun letdown, blow
As in coup de grâce : noun finishing blow
As in debacle : noun catastrophe
As in defeat : noun overthrow, beating
As in defeat : noun frustration
As in disappointment : noun saddening situation; letdown
As in disappointment : noun mental upset; displeasure
As in disaster : noun accident, trouble
As in discomfiture : noun embarrassment, frustration
As in failure : noun lack of success
As in finish : noun conclusion; completion
As in frustration : noun disappointment, thwarting
As in kill : verb turn off; cancel
As in mock : verb deceive
As in murder : verb kill
As in neutralize : verb counteract
As in obliterate : verb destroy
As in outdo : verb better, overcome
As in outflank : verb outmaneuver
As in outfox : verb outsmart
As in outwit/outsmart : verb get the better of; figure out before another
As in overpower : verb beat; get the upper hand
As in overwhelm : verb flood, beat physically
As in prostrate : verb overwhelm; wear out
As in pulverize : verb destroy
As in put down : verb subdue
As in rebut : verb argue against; prove wrong
As in repulse : verb push away
As in baffle : verb hinder
As in ruin : verb devastate, destroy
As in balk : verb thwart
As in set back : verb delay, hinder
As in show up : verb expose, embarrass
As in slaughter : verb kill
As in stymie : verb frustrate, hinder
As in subdue : verb keep under control; moderate
As in subvert : verb rebel, destroy
As in surmount : verb overcome, triumph over
As in thrash : verb flail about; beat
As in thwart : verb stop, hinder
As in undo : verb nullify, invalidate
As in veto : verb refuse permission
As in outwit : verb deceive
As in outmaneuver : verb outwit
As in outperform : verb beat
As in outshine : verb outdo
As in steamroller : verb steamroll
As in wear down : verb make weary
As in checkmate : verb countermove
As in outrun : verb run faster than
As in outstrip : verb surpass
As in override : verb supersede
As in shellac : verb batter
As in smite : verb destroy
As in wrack : verb destroy
As in cheat : verb frustrate, thwart
As in outsmart : verb outwit
As in outthink : verb outwit
As in pauperize : verb ruin
As in thresh : verb thrash
As in trump : verb outmaneuver
As in confute : verb disprove, refute
As in counteract : verb do opposing action
As in crush : verb defeating soundly
As in defeat : verb conquer in military manner
As in defeat : verb conquer in athletic contest
As in defeat : verb frustrate
As in defy : verb challenge, frustrate
As in demolish : verb destroy; consume
As in do for : verb destroy
As in drub : verb thrash
As in eliminate : verb remove, throw out
As in floor : verb perplex, confound
As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
As in frustrate : verb thwart, disappoint
As in get : verb seize
As in hammer : verb beat, hit

Example sentences :

The fight which he took part in as aide-de-camp, and which had so sad an end, goes by the name of Brad-dock's de-feat.
Extract from : « The Life of George Washington » by Josephine Pollard

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