Unscramble defeat

Definition of defeat

noun:

• an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat", "the army's only defeat", "they suffered a convincing licking". Synonyms: licking. Antonyms: victory.
• the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals. Synonyms: frustration.

verb:

• win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties", "defeat your enemies", "He overcame his shyness", "He overcame his infirmity", "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up". Synonyms: get the better of, overcome.
• thwart the passage of; "kill a motion", "he shot down the student's proposal". Synonyms: kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out.

Related words

beat, conquer, crush, debacle, demolish, destroy, down, drubbing, expel, heartbreaker, lurch, nose, overrun, rout, shell, shutout, skunk, slaughter, survive, thrashing, trounce, trouncing, upset, vanquish, wallop, walloping, waterloo, whipping, whitewash.

Words nearby

defat, defect.

Rhymes with

backseat, beat, beet, cheat, cleat, compete, complete, conceit, concrete, crete, deceit, deceit, delete, deplete, discreet, discrete, downbeat, eat, effete, elite.