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

Three years later he faced down internal party division, challenging his rivals to "put up or shut up" He defeated Tory MP John Redwood in a ballot of his MPs.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

But the delay, the expense and, let’s face it, the heartache, defeated us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The last time two other schools met for the City’s upper division title was 2004 when El Camino Real defeated West Valley League rival Granada Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Trump told Britain's King Charles III and other guests at a state dinner Tuesday that Iran has been "militarily defeated", in his first public comments on the sensitive topic during the ongoing royal visit.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

“But if you defeated the Shadow Queen, why would the shadows be a threat?”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Related Words

• conquered
• crushed