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

He defeated Cynewulf, the king of Wessex, at the Battle of Bensington in 779.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

So if there’s some relationship between my faith and my comedy, it’s that no matter what happens, you are never defeated.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In the women's singles final, world-ranked No. 3 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated China's Chen Yufei, who is ranked fourth.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The final day showdown was confirmed on Wednesday after Celtic defeated Motherwell with a controversial VAR-awarded penalty in the 99th minute.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

And fifteen-year-old Fischer firmly believed that if he were given a chance to meet Mikhail Botvinnik, the World Champion, the Soviet player would be defeated.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Related Words

• conquered
• crushed