defeated

[dih-fee-tid]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of defeated¹

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

That ties them with the Ravens, who were defeated by Cincinnati on Thanksgiving.

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The first match in what was then the Millennium Stadium, Wales defeated South Africa 29-19 in the opening game in 1999, their first win against the Springboks.

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“Those can be defeated but that can take a lot of time,” Sutter said.”It’s not foolproof but at least it’s a strong deterrent.”

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He competed in a further 11 episodes, winning eight consecutive contests, before he was finally defeated.

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O'Neill has won all four of his domestic fixtures since returning to the club but was defeated by Midtjylland in the Europa League.

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