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Antonym: victoriousSimilar words: defeatrepeatedlyfeatherfeaturedefenddefensedefenderdeferenceMeaning: [dɪ'fiːt]  n. people who are defeated. adj. 1. beaten or overcome; not victorious 2. disappointingly unsuccessful. 
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211 Temper defeated pity and he attacked her rabidly for, of all things, going to her Anglican church.
212 Fear is one of the Dark Lord's most powerful weapons yet some of his army are defeated by it.
213 This obviously defeated the purpose of bail, which is to assure that the defendant will appear in court.
214 Calls for consideration of electoral reform and a new form of black representation are both expected to be defeated.
215 In Hayward, a proposed library improvement tax was soundly defeated.
216 This will divert forests from disputed uplands where foresters are frequently held up or defeated in long battles with environment groups.
217 In parliament, Mr Rabin's Labour Party defeated by 50 votes to 41 a right-wing no-confidence motion prompted by the bloodshed.
218 It is almost a law that if you refuse to be a failure, you cannot be defeated by failure. Dr T.P.Chia 
219 Soon afterwards the Bolsheviks retook Ekaterinberg and the Whites were finally defeated.
220 With the last of the Kislevite armies defeated,[sentencedict.com/defeated.html] the Chaos hordes advanced upon Praag and laid siege to the city.
221 Five years later, Saints easily defeated a Wigan side depleted by the suspension of hooker Colin Clarke.
222 For the sixth consecutive year, Oxford defeated Cambridge today in the annual boat race.
223 Modern science Two of the fundamentalist board members were defeated in state elections last autumn.
224 But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeatedErnest Hemingway 
225 The rebels hope to weaken the regime further by attacking its defeated and demoralised forces.
226 Diane Mynors saved us from oblivion by playing in the Oxford Women's first eleven cricket team which defeated Cambridge.
227 Wilder narrowly defeated his Republican opponent in November 1989, his 6,700-vote victory being confirmed only after a recount.
228 The re-enactment with a water bottle celebrated the goal that defeated the auld enemy.
229 Now he's just another old man, defeated in advance in a fight against age and nature.
230 After over a decade of fighting, Basil defeated Samuilo at the battle of Kleidon in 1014.
231 Adversity is a hard but great teacher in life - it either builds you up or breaks you down. Adversity has produced many of the most successful people in the world. Adversity has defeated many inspiring and clever people. Adversity harasses the weak but surrenders to those who are determined, persistent and persevering. Dr T.P.Chia 
232 Capital punishment for murder was abolished in 1969 and repeated attempts to reintroduce it have been defeated by an ever-increasing majority.
233 We are never defeated unless we give up on God. Ronald Reagan 
234 There was nothing to recommend preserving the old Government until it had been formally defeated at Westminster.
235 Richard defeated them in a battle between St Maigrin and Bouteville towards the end of May.
236 In their first test at the polls as premiers, they were both defeated by conservative opponents.
237 The mood somber on the grassy knolls, I stood, feeling like an observer, detached from the group, defeated.
238 Successful people dare to fail but refuse to be defeated by failure. The keep changing themselves to face new difficulties and obstacles, and in the end win out handsomely. Dr T.P.Chia 
239 Auroux narrowly defeated the rival candidate, Henri Emmanuelli, by 113 votes to 109.
240 The reprimand was adopted only after expulsion and censure motions were defeated.
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