The manager threw in the towel in defeat and planned how to win the next game.
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Defeat
//dɪˈfiːt//
Synonyms for "defeat" (283 found)
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cookcountercounteractcountermandcounterworkcrashcrosscruel disappointmentcrushdashdashed hopedeathblowdebacledefeasancedefeat expectationdefydemolishdemoralizedenydestroy
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destructiondisappointdisappointmentdiscomfitdiscomfituredisconcertdisconcertiondiscountenancedishdisillusiondisillusionmentdismissdispose ofdisruptdissatisfactiondissatisfydo fordo indowncastdownfalldownthrowdrubdrubbingdustingeludeendenervatefailurefallfallen countenancefiascofinishfixfizzlefloorflummoxfoilfoilingforlorn hopefrustratefutilityget better ofhidehidinghinderhope deferredhors de combatill successimpedekayokillknock outknock the chockskolambastelambasting
Verb(8 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (141)
latherlet downletdownlicklickinglosing gamemasterymiragemiscarriageneutralizeno gononaccomplishmentnonplusnonsuccessobstructoutclassoutdooutfightoutgeneraloutmaneuver
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outpointoutrunoutsailoutscoreoutshineovercomeoverpoweroverrunoverthrowoverturnoverwhelmparryperplexprevail overputput to silencequietusrebuffrebutreducereduce to silencerefuterepressrepulsereversalreverserise aboveroutruinsabotagescotchscuttlesetbacksettleshellackingshoot downshut upsilencesinkskinskin alivesmashsmash all oppositionsore disappointmentspikespoilsquashsquelchstand in the waystonewallstopstumpstymiesubdualsubduesubduingsubjugatesubjugationsubvertsuccesslessnesssuppresssurmounttake the caketantalizationtantalizeteaseterminatethrashthrashingthwartthwartingtoppletorpedotrimtrimmingtriumphtriumph overtrouncetrouncingundermineundoundoingunsuccessunsuccessfulnessupsetuselessnessvanquishmentvetowarmingwaterloowhipwhippingwinworst
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
297 translations across 90 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- nederlaag noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- oorwin verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- verslaan verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Albanian
4 entries- Humbje noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- M'u Rrah noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- M'e' Rrah verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- Mund verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- ἧσσα noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- νικάω verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Arabic
4 entries- مَغْلُوبِيَّة noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- هَزِيمَة noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- غلب verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- غَلَبَ verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Armenian
3 entries- պարտություն noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- հաղթել verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- պարտության մատնել verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Aromanian
4 entries- frãndzeare noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- anichisescu verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- azvingu verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- bat (roa-rup) verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Asturian
1 entries- vencer verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- məğlubiyyət noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- yenmək verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Bashkir
1 entries- еңеү verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Basque
2 entries- porrot noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- garaitu verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Belarusian
4 entries- паражэ́нне noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- паража́ць verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- паразі́ць verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- перамага́ць verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Bengali
4 entries- পরাজয় noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- হারা noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- হারানো noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
- হারানো verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Breton
1 entries- koll noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Bulgarian
4 entries- пораже́ние noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- победя́ verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- побежда́вам verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- поразя́ verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Burmese
1 entries- အရှုံး noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Catalan
4 entries- derrota noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- desfeta noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- venciment noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
- batre verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 打敗 /打败 verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- 贏 /赢 verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 敗仗 /败仗 noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- 敗北 /败北 noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- 打敗 /打败 verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- 贏 /赢 verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Cornish
1 entries- tryghi verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Czech
4 entries- porážka noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- vítězství noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
- anulovat verb (to nullify)
- porazit verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Danish
3 entries- nederlag noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- besejre verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- overvinde verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Dari
2 entries- بَاخْت noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- شِکَسْت noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Dutch
3 entries- nederlaag noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- overwinnen verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- verslaan verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Esperanto
2 entries- malvenko noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- venki verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Estonian
3 entries- kaotus noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- lüüasaamine noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- võitma verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Faroese
1 entries- ósigur noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Finnish
4 entries- häviö noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- tappio noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- voitto noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
- kumota verb (to reduce, to nothing, the strength of)
French
4 entries- défaite noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- anéantir verb (to reduce, to nothing, the strength of)
- contrecarrer verb (to reduce, to nothing, the strength of)
- défaire verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Friulian
1 entries- vinci verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Galician
4 entries- derrota noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- desfeita noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- bater verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- derrotar verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Georgian
2 entries- დამარცხება noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- დამარცხება verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
German
4 entries- Niederlage noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- besiegen verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- bewältigen verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- bezwingen verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Greek
4 entries- ήττα noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- καταρρέω verb (to reduce, to nothing, the strength of)
- ματαιώνω verb (to nullify)
- νικώ verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Hebrew
2 entries- תְּבוּסָה noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- הֵבִיס verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Hindi
4 entries- जीतना noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
- पराजय noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- शिकस्त noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- हराना noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
Hungarian
3 entries- vereség noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- legyőz verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- megsemmisít verb (to nullify)
Icelandic
3 entries- ósigur noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- sigra verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- vinna verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Ido
1 entries- vinkar verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Indonesian
2 entries- kekalahan noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- mengalahkan verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- باخْت noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- شِکَسْت noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Irish
3 entries- buaigh ar verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- cloígh verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- faigh an lámh in uachtar ar verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Italian
4 entries- disfatta noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- sconfitta noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- battere verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- sconfiggere verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Japanese
4 entries- 敗北 noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- 負け noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- やっつける verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- 倒す verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Kazakh
1 entries- жеңіліс noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Khmer
2 entries- ការចាញ់ noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- ឈ្នះ verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Korean
4 entries- 짐 noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- 패배 noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- 이기다 verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- 패배시키다 verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жеңилиш noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Lao
2 entries- ປະຣາໄຊ noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- ປະລາໄຊ noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Latgalian
2 entries- puorveikt verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- īveikt verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Latin
2 entries- stragēs noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- vincō verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Latvian
4 entries- sakāve noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- sakaut verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- uzvarēt verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- uzveikt verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Lithuanian
4 entries- pralaimėjimas noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- nugalėti verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- sukauti verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- įveikti verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Luxembourgish
2 entries- Nidderlag noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- Néierlag noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Macedonian
4 entries- пораз noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- победи verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- победува verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- порази verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Malagasy
1 entries- faharesena noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Malay
2 entries- kekalahan noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- kalahkan verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Maore Comorian
1 entries- ushindra verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Mongolian
3 entries- ялагдал noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- дийлэх verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- ялах verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Māori
4 entries- whakahinganga noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- whakahinganga noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
- taiari verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- taieri verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Nepali
2 entries- पराजित गर्नु verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- हराउनु verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- mexlûbiyet noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- şikist noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- nederlag noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- beseire verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- overvinne verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Occitan
2 entries- desfacha noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- vencir verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Pashto
2 entries- شکست noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- مغلوبيت noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Persian
2 entries- شکست دادن verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- مغلوب کردن verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Polish
3 entries- porażka noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- pokonać verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- pokonywać verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Portuguese
3 entries- derrota noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- derrotar verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- vencer verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Quechua
1 entries- llalliy verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Romanian
4 entries- înfrângere noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- bate verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- înfrânge verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- învinge verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Russian
4 entries- пораже́ние noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- победи́ть verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- побежда́ть verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- поража́ть verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Sanskrit
3 entries- पराजय noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- जयति verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- सहते verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- pȍrāz noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- по̏ра̄з noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- poráziti verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- пора́зити verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Slovak
4 entries- porážka noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- poraziť verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- porážať verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- víťaziť verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Slovene
2 entries- poraz noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- poraziti verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Spanish
4 entries- derrota noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- derrota noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
- vencimiento noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- vencimiento noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
Swedish
3 entries- nederlag noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- besegra verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- övervinna verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Tajik
4 entries- бохт noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- шикаст noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- мағлуб кардан verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- шикаст додан verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Tamil
4 entries- இழப்பு noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- தோற்கடிக்கப்படுதல் noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- தோற்கடிப்பு noun (the act of defeating, of overcoming or winning against)
- தோல்வி noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Tatar
1 entries- җиңелү noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Telugu
1 entries- ఓడించు verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Thai
4 entries- การปราชัย noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- ความปราชัย noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- ปราชัย noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- ชนะ verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Tocharian B
1 entries- yuk verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Turkish
4 entries- hezimet noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- mağlubiyet noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- yenilgi noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- mağlup etmek verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Turkmen
1 entries- ýeňliş noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Ukrainian
4 entries- пора́зка noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- про́граш noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- перемага́ти verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- перемогти́ verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Urdu
3 entries- شِکَسْت noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- ہار noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- شکست دینا verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Uyghur
1 entries- مەغلۇبىيەت noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Uzbek
2 entries- magʻlubiyat noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- shikast noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
Vietnamese
2 entries- sự thất bại noun (the act of being defeated, of losing)
- đánh bại verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Welsh
4 entries- curo verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- gorchfygu verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- maeddu verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
- trechu verb (to overcome in battle or contest)
Sample sentences
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The Giants were well on the way to defeat.
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The lawsuit is likely to end in our defeat.
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Actually, we had prepared ourselves for defeat.
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