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

But in the Six Nations era, Scotland have defeated England on nine occasions yet have only once won their next game the following week -- against Wales in 2023.

From Barron's

A side who once suffered with travel sickness have now defeated Qarabag, Aston Villa and Spurs on the road in little more than a week.

From BBC

After Mao defeated Chiang Kai-shek during the Truman years, many in the U.S. debated who lost China.

From The Wall Street Journal

“This will be defeated—there’s no question in my mind,” he said.

From MarketWatch

There was never any danger of a repeat of the 2006 Turin Games when the Swedes defeated the Americans at the same stage.

From Barron's

Related Words

• conquered
• crushed