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defeat [defeats] (the act of being defeated, of losing) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfiːt] [US: də.ˈfiːt] | disfattanoun sconfittanoun |
defeat [defeated, defeating, defeats] (to overcome in battle or contest) verb [UK: dɪ.ˈfiːt] [US: də.ˈfiːt] | battereverb sconfiggereverbHe was defeated. = Fu sconfitto. vincereverb |
defeat [defeats] noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfiːt] [US: də.ˈfiːt] | fallimentonoun insuccessonoun |
defeatism (acceptance of defeat without struggle) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfiː.tɪ.zəm] [US: də.ˈfiː.ˌtɪ.zəm] | disfattismonoun |
defeatist (of, or relating to defeatism) adjective [UK: dɪ.ˈfiː.tɪst] [US: də.ˈfiː.ˌtɪst] | disfattistaadjective |
defeatist [defeatists] (someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude) noun [UK: dɪ.ˈfiː.tɪst] [US: də.ˈfiː.ˌtɪst] | disfattistanoun |
snatch defeat from the jaws of victory (suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment) verb | |
undefeated (not defeated) adjective [UK: ˌʌn.dɪ.ˈfiː.tɪd] [US: ˌʌn.də.ˈfiː.təd] | invittoadjective |