Synonym: overcome, triumph, win. Antonym: victory. Similar words: feather, defend, feature, defense, defender, defendant, defensive, deference. Meaning: [dɪ'fiːt] 
n. 1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest 2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals. v. 1. win a victory over 2. thwart the passage of.
n. 1. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest 2. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals. v. 1. win a victory over 2. thwart the passage of. 
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121. Defeat in this important battle was the beginning of the end for us.
122. There was lamentation throughout the land at news of the defeat.
123. She prefers to brazen it out rather than admit defeat.
124. At the last General Election, they suffered a crushing/humiliating defeat.
125. If the government does not yield, it should face sufficient military force to ensure its certain and swift defeat.
126. Her gold-medal victory laid the ghost of her shock defeat in the European Championships.
127. This one defeat was the only hiccup in the team's steady progress up the League.
128. They had their championship hopes dashed by a 3-1 defeat.
129. The vote is seen as a defeat for the anti-abortion lobby.
130. Sampdoria lost their unbeaten record with a 2-1 home defeat against Genoa.
131. They lost 4?3 in their second narrow defeat of the week.
132. The Workers' Coalition experienced the ignominy of total defeat in the last election.
133. The government suffered defeat on defeat in the local elections.
134. Everybody knew they could not save themselves from defeat there.
135. The Prime Minister is heading for certain defeat if he forces a vote.
136. His father had always taught him to be graceful in defeat.
137. This decisive defeat puts them out of contention for this year's championship finals.
138. They blamed their defeat on the media's one-sided reporting of the election campaign.
139. The team's defeat is a salutary warning before the World Cup.
140. Defeat in this important match was the beginning of the end for us.
141. He talked about the country's ephemeral unity being shattered by the defeat.
142. With one stunning performance,[www.Sentencedict.com] Chelsea have laid to rest the ghost of their humiliating defeat at Old Trafford last season.
143. He was calm and concentrated in judging how to defeat his opponent.
144. She's not likely to stand by and tamely accept defeat.
145. He was magnanimous in defeat and praised his opponent's skill.
146. The captain offered no excuses for his team's humiliating defeat .
147. This defeat spelt the end of his hopes of winning the title again.
148. "The best man won, " he said, magnanimously conceding defeat.
149. Do you take seriously his prediction of a government defeat?
150. He did not want a repeat performance of the humiliating defeat he had suffered.
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