Defeated - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |dəˈfiːtəd|  American pronunciation of the word defeated
Brit.  |dɪˈfiːtɪd|  British pronunciation of the word defeated
- this word is a past tense form of the verbto defeat
- this word is a past participle form of the verbto defeat

noun

- people who are defeated
the Romans had no pity for the defeated

adjective

- disappointingly unsuccessful (syn: disappointed, frustrated)

Extra examples

He looked lost and defeated.

She argued that the proposed law should be defeated.

The tourists defeated the home side.

Our candidate defeated him in the last election.

She finally found a solution to a problem that had defeated many other researchers.

The bill was defeated in the state senate.

...revolutionary forces that were soundly defeated before reaching the capital...

I accept that the proposal may be defeated.

An outsider defeated the champion!

...Nazism's almost epic nationalism appealed to downtrodden Germans still suffering the humiliation of being defeated in World War I....

The troops harrassed the defeated army throughout its retreat.

The defeated nation conceded some of their land to the enemy.

He confessed himself to be defeated by the task.

He is the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator.

It was a salutary lesson for us to see the whole team so easily defeated.

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