defeated
Americanadjective
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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.
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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
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Andrew Jackson defeated a British attack on New Orleans after the War of 1812 had formally ended, but before word of the peace had arrived.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
On Tuesday, the Latin Grammy-winning artist defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz in Congressional District 15, a narrow geographical area that extends east of San Antonio down to Rio Grande Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
In Texas, Gina Hinojosa defeated Gov. Greg Abbott to become the state’s first Democratic governor in more than 30 years as well as its first Latina governor.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Talarico defeated a well-known opponent, Dallas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, in the Democratic primary.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
At Portorož he confirmed that he’d grown in strength sufficiently to have defeated all the Soviet grandmasters competing with him for the title.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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