defeated
Americanadjective
-
relating to or being the loser in a contest, election, battle, etc.; overcome or vanquished.
For several days in succession, fragments of the defeated army straggled through the town.
-
frustrated, foiled, or thwarted, as plans, dreams, etc..
He could not shake off a feeling of acute disappointment, of defeated hopes.
verb
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of defeated
First recorded in 1575–85; defeat ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) for the adjective senses; defeat ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. ) for the verb sense
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
IS was defeated in Iraq in 2017 and then in Syria in 2019 by a US-led coalition.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Senate by 1% of the vote was preparing to show her support for the man who defeated her.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
In 2000, when Mexico held its first free and fair presidential election in nearly a century, it was the folksy Vicente Fox of the conservative National Action Party, not Cárdenas, who defeated the PRI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Well, in 1990, winless Roosevelt defeated unbeaten Garfield 7-0 in perhaps the biggest upset in the series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Scots tried to carry out their part of the bargain, but in August 1648 their forces were defeated at Preston, and on 30 January the following year Charles I was executed.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
