nnoun.eventan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contestSynset:licking
Examples:- it was a narrow defeat
- the army's only defeat
- they suffered a convincing licking
Antonyms:victory
Derivationally Related Form:defeatistdefeat
Hypernyms:conclusion ending finish failure
Inherited Hypernyms:defeatendinghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:defeatfailurehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:debacledrubbingheartbreakerlurchroutshutoutskunkslaughterthrashingtrouncingwallopingwaterloowhippingwhitewash
Full Hyponyms:heartbreakerlurchroutshutoutthrashingwaterloowhitewash
nnoun.feelingthe feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goalsSynset:frustration
Derivationally Related Form:defeatistfrustrate
Hypernyms:disappointment letdown
Inherited Hypernyms:frustrationdisappointmentdissatisfactiondiscontentmentlongingdesirefeelingstateattributeabstractionentity
vverb.competitionwin a victory overSynset:get the better of overcome
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:overcomer
Inherited Hypernyms:get the better of
Direct Hyponyms:beatbeat outcome throughconquercrushdemolishdestroydownexpellurchmake itnoseoverrunpull roundpull throughroutrout outshellskunksurvivetrounceupsetvanquishwallop
Full Troponyms:beatbetterbulldogcheatcheckmateconquercreamcut to ribbonsdemolishdowneliminateget the bestget the jumpimmobilizelurchnoseout-herodoutbraveoutdooutdrawoutfightoutfoxoutgeneraloutgrowoutmaneuveroutmarchoutpaceoutplayoutpointoutrangeoutroaroutsailoutselloutshineoutshoutoutwearoutweighoutwitovercomeoverpoweroverrunroutshamesmashspread-eaglesteamrollersurpasssurviveswallowupsetupstagewalk overwallopwhompworst
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | The fighter managed to --- his opponent (apply to: overcome, defeat)
vverb.socialthwart the passage ofSynset:kill shoot down vote down vote out
Examples:- kill a motion
- he shot down the student's proposal
Derivationally Related Form:defeat
Hypernyms:blackball negative veto
Inherited Hypernyms:killvetoopposerefutedisownrejectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something