DEFEATED Definition & Meaning

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defeated

[dih-fee-tid]

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adjective

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.
frustrated, foiled, or thwarted, as plans, dreams, etc..
He could not shake off a feeling of acute disappointment, of defeated hopes.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of defeat.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

quasi-defeated adjective
undefeated adjective
undefeatedly adverb
undefeatedness noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of defeated¹

First recorded in 1575–85; defeat ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; defeat ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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Earlier that same year, South Africa defeated Australia in the final of the Commonwealth Games played in Malaysia.

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His most recent big victory came in the Premier League last month, when he defeated 2024 champion Littler in the final.

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Then there were the “festivities” in Philadelphia earlier this year after the Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

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"It'll end when Hamas is totally defeated and the whole infrastructure is totally taken apart. If you leave it now, they'll rebuild everything and the situation will come back in another three or four years."

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Asked to evaluate the deal moments after the Clippers defeated the Thunder in January 2024, George grudgingly acknowledged that the pendulum had swung toward Oklahoma City.

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