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DEFEATED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
People who are defeated
Example:
the Romans had no pity for the defeated
Synonyms:
defeated; discomfited
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("defeated" is a kind of...):
people ((plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beaten or overcome; not victorious
Example:
the defeated enemy
Classified under:
Similar:
licked (having been got the better of)
subjugated (reduced to submission)
Also:
unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)
Antonym:
undefeated (victorious)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Disappointingly unsuccessful
Example:
his best efforts were thwarted
Synonyms:
defeated; disappointed; discomfited; foiled; frustrated; thwarted
Classified under:
Similar:
unsuccessful (not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb defeat
