defeated

American  

[dih-fee-tid] / dɪˈfi tɪd /

adjective

1. 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.

2. frustrated, foiled, or thwarted, as plans, dreams, etc..

   He could not shake off a feeling of acute disappointment, of defeated hopes.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of defeat.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-defeated adjective
• undefeated adjective
• undefeatedly adverb
• undefeatedness noun

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

It is the second time the Lords has defeated the government on the issue.

From BBC

It is the second time peers have defeated the government over the proposal, which would give ministers 12 months to decide which social media platforms should be unavailable to under-16s.

From BBC

It was first worn in the 1880s when Scotland defeated England 6-1 on their home turf, a scoreline that had never been seen before.

From BBC

“This will be defeated, there’s no question in my mind,” Newsom said.

From MarketWatch

Senegal’s national soccer defeated Morocco 1-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations final in January.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• conquered
• crushed