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

The world number four has not played a tour match since he defeated Lorenzo Musetti in the Athens final in early November.

From Barron's

He defeated rival Leonardo DiCaprio, whose raucous political thriller "One Battle After Another" took the night's top prize for best picture, as well as best director and best adapted screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson.

From Barron's

IS was territorially defeated in Syria in 2019 but still maintains a presence, particularly in the country's vast desert.

From Barron's

The epilogue takes us 18 months into the future after the Upside Down is demolished and Vecna – and the Mind Flayer – is defeated.

From BBC

While Algeria play the Democratic Republic of Congo next, Burkina Faso will be waiting for Cameroon after the Stallions defeated Sudan 2-0 in Casablanca to finish second in the section.

From Barron's

Related Words

• conquered
• crushed