The fact of being struck down by calamity or disease, in battle, etc., or of losing a position of power or authority; death, destruction…

Discomfiture, overthrow, ruin, destruction, perdition. ? Obsolete.

Defeat in battle, overthrow, rout. Now somewhat rare.

A throw in wrestling; a fall; an overthrow or defeat. archaic.

The action of overthrowing something; the fact of being overthrown; defeat; deposition from power; destruction, ruin; an instance of this.

The action of confound, v.

transferred and figurative. A mistake or error generally. (In first quot. Failure, discomfiture.) ? Obsolete.

= prostration, n. 5. Obsolete. rare.

A discomfiture. Obsolete.

Overthrow, downfall. Obsolete.

More generally: the action or an act of defeating a person or thing, esp. in a debate, election, or similar contest; an instance of being defeated in…

An overturning, a capsizing; an upset. Obsolete.

In extended use and figurative. Sport. The infliction of severe blows, esp. in boxing; hard hitting; high scoring. Also: the action or result of…

The action of overthrowing something; defeat, deposition.

A defeat in any contest.

The action or process of assaulting someone; (the delivery of) a sound beating or thrashing, or an overwhelming defeat. Often figurative.