Defeat
Meanings and phrases
defeat
- an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; licking
- the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals; frustration
defeat
- win a victory over; get the better of; overcome
- thwart the passage of; kill; shoot down; vote down; vote out
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- He played in the opening defeat against Portugal.
- He scored in the 1–2 home defeat against 1.
- Stoke ended January with a 2–0 home defeat against Preston.
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- The month ended with a 5–1 home defeat to Raith Rovers.
- He scored in the 1–2 home defeat against 1.
- That was followed by a 2–0 home defeat to Forfar Athletic.
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- He made his debut in a 2–1 away defeat to Finland on 6 September 2002.
- On 29 September Sakho scored in a 2–1 away defeat by Manchester United.
- Colchester suffered their first away defeat of the season on 6 October.
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- in a rematch and is able to defeat and kill J.D.
- He later encounters Dmitrii and is able to defeat him.
- Su was subsequently able to defeat and capture Ashina Helu.
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- Bore made his debut in a 3–2 defeat away at Stalybridge Celtic.
- Their final game was an 82–0 defeat away at Hunslet Hawks on 21 January 1996.
- He scored his first Premier League goal in a 4–1 defeat away to West Ham United.
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- For the Sharks, it was their fourth final defeat.
- They ended with the final defeat of the Turks at Vienna in 1683.
- She also played in Fulham's 1–0 FA Women's Cup final defeat to Arsenal.
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- 2018 saw Cockroft's first defeat on the international stage.
- There Chisnall suffered his first defeat by Taylor, losing 6–2.
- After this first defeat, Dedel was ready to switch to the Orangist side.
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- The Guardians managed to defeat her and her Ragorlang.
- But the two Indian kings had managed to defeat the Tibetans.
- With the aid of Captain America they managed to defeat the Viper.
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- On 18 September, he was sent off in a 4–0 away defeat against Tottenham.
- On 27 February, Niculae scored again in a 1–2 away defeat against Celtic.
- He scored again three days later, in a 3–4 away defeat against FC Braşov.
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- He scored in the 1–2 home defeat against 1.
- Stoke ended January with a 2–0 home defeat against Preston.
- He made his debut on 13 September 2014, in a 2–1 home defeat against Motherwell.
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- He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1917.
- He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1913.
- He remained a Senator until his defeat in 1990.
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- His debut was a defeat at home to Bolton Wanderers in August 1920.
- His last match was a 0-3 defeat at home to Rangers on 25 November 2013.
- He made his debut for the club the next day in a 1–0 defeat at home to Wrexham.
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- Terrified after his crushing defeat, Alfonso recalled El Cid.
- They suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the seven disciples.
- The second Battle of Mohács (1687) was a crushing defeat for the Sultan.
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- In 1815 the Dutch took control of the area following the defeat of Napoleon.
- "In garden of occupied capital of Bursa, where Tamerlane resides following the defeat of the Turks".
- The surviving KDPI elements re-consolidated following the defeat, with bitterness against the betrayal of Mullah Mustafa.
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- Afiq fail to score as Kelantan suffered a heavy defeat 5–1.
- He led the party to a heavy defeat in the 1895 general election.
- He scored just three runs in the match as Dorset fell to a heavy defeat.
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- However he suffered a major defeat from Kazakhs under Kasim Khan in 1510.
- He suffered a major defeat at Camden on August 16, 1780, setting the stage for Cornwallis to invade North Carolina.
- In the 1935 general election the coalition suffered a major defeat, winning only 19 seats: Coates nearly lost Kaipara.
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- In order to defeat enemies, the player must run into one in order to exchange blows.
- In order to defeat the Public Security Force platoon, Inui needs Koichi's saved Protect-Gear and equipment.
- Senator John Eaton in order to defeat incumbent John Williams, who openly opposed his presidential candidacy.
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- War ended in military defeat and an end to the Nazi regime in May 1945.
- Parallel interpretations of national trauma after military defeat appear in other countries.
- Unable to battle the deadly combination of military defeat and plague military "morale" seems to have collapsed.
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- O'Neill's first game in charge ended in defeat with a 3–0 loss to Norway.
- This time the engagement ended in defeat at the battle of Kaniów (10-11 May).
- He accompanied Warbeck on his invasion of England in 1497, which ended in defeat.
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- Not long after Wallace's decisive defeat, People's Songs went bankrupt and disbanded.
- A quick and decisive defeat of Denmark was however only seen as a means to a greater end.
- Early in a series of battles, including a final decisive defeat at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
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- He won his first cap on 24 March 2007, in a 2–1 friendly defeat of Hungary.
- His final international appearance came in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Germany on 5 June 2005.
- He made his senior debut for Scotland on 29 May 2016 in a 1–0 friendly defeat against Italy.
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- This was the first electoral defeat of Symington's career.
- After his electoral defeat Gekas returned to Harrisburg where he established a law practice.
- After leading the party to electoral defeat in 1901, he resigned owing to ill health in 1902.
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- Finland lost 1–13 and it is still the worst defeat the national team has suffered so far.
- It remains the worst defeat for a Michigan team in the history of the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry.
- The team lost to Lietuvos rytas Vilnius on 6 January 2018 by a margin of 113–56 for its worst defeat of the season.
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- He made his debut against Barnsley in a 3–2 home league defeat on 22 September 2007.
- He made his senior debut for Hearts on 13 May 2018, in a 1–0 league defeat away at Kilmarnock.
- He scored his first league goal for the Perth club in a 3–2 league defeat at Livingston on 13 January 2007.
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- With the help of Jetfire, Jazz manages to defeat Bruticus.
- X's group manages to defeat the Rebellion Army but Spider presumably dies in the process.
- Soma manages to defeat it, but the souls that composed the demon begin to fall under Soma's dominance.
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- The second battle of Gaza was a disastrous defeat for the Allied forces.
- After their disastrous defeat at Blenheim in 1704, the next year brought the French some respite.
- The Livonian knights suffered a disastrous defeat by the Russians at the Battle of Ērģeme in August 1560.
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- He was also unable to defeat a "yokozuna" or win a special prize.
- However, he was unable to defeat Jawhar al-Siqilli of the Fatamids.
- The imperial army managed to repel them but was unable to defeat them.
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- It would be the only defeat he suffered in his career.
- The team's only defeat came at a 12–6 loss in the ninth game to Latrobe.
- Its only defeat was a 10–9 overtime decision to Johns Hopkins at the Ridley on April 28.
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- Faced with this announcement, John Kerry conceded defeat.
- Guéï conceded defeat, going into exile on October 29, 2000.
- This time, Spano lost; he conceded defeat on November 16, 2006.
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- Ezequiel clashes several times with Bóris but he cannot defeat him.
- Mstislav Mstislavich invaded Halych, but he could not defeat Benedict.
- 1 win over Osaka, but could not defeat Halep in a tight three-set match.
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- In the Monte-Carlo Masters, Edmund had a second round defeat by Rafael Nadal.
- To commence 2007, Rossana suffered a first round defeat in $50K Waikoloa to start her 2007 season.
- He played both legs in their UEFA Europa League qualification preliminary round defeat to Gibraltan side Europa FC.
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- The elections resulted in a humiliating defeat for Ruikar's party.
- Liu Bei suffered a humiliating defeat and died months later in disgrace.
- Israeli newspapers framed the return of the site as a humiliating defeat for the nation.
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- After another defeat before Verona, Alaric left Italy, probably in 403.
- After another defeat, Hormuzan signed another treaty on similar terms to the last.
- September opened with another defeat, this time against newly promoted Stenhousemuir.
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- They too suffered a defeat, and the next year the two teams amalgamated.
- According to Lord Kinross, Atatürk was the only Turkish general in the war who never suffered a defeat.
- The Rashtrakutas suffered a defeat in the battle of Vallala at the hands of Cholas under Parantaka in 916.
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- In the semifinals, he led the team in scoring with 22 points to help defeat Indiana 70–59.
- Back at the desert, the friends help defeat Silverhorn but Shizuka is dragged by a monster underground.
- From this instruction, he was able to build better suits of armor and help defeat the villains of the piece.
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- Meanwhile, the Burmese suffered defeat in other fronts of the war.
- In 910 AD he suffered defeat at the hands of Parantaka I, the son of Aditya I Chola.
- The Malava chieftain who suffered defeat gave up his daughter in marriage to Rajasimha.
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- After his election defeat in 1886 he resumed his career as a lawyer.
- Following the election defeat, Janaki retired from active politics and the two party factions rejoined.
- The DPP suffered a significant election defeat in nationwide local and county elections in December 2005.
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- The first is Conquest, the standard victory where one player must simply defeat all other players.
- The player first must defeat all six monsters, with the last monster being oneself, but in a different palette.
- To win the game the player must defeat all opponents by attacking their castles, which may take several attempts.
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- Bob and Jim defeat enemies by using a mallet to stun them.
- In order to defeat enemies, the player must run into one in order to exchange blows.
- Each weapon has a "growth bar", which increases when the weapon is used to defeat enemies.
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- Dagger later regained her sight, and helped defeat Mister Jip.
- In 1052, Yang Wenguang followed Di Qing in the expedition to Guangxi and helped defeat Nong Zhigao's rebellion.
- Its only use in national defence was in 1797, when the Castlemartin Yeomanry helped defeat a small French invasion in the Battle of Fishguard.
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- The Germans in each case failed to defeat the British naval blockade of Germany.
- Henry set the pace by defeating Carlito in 6:49, while MVP, Triple H, and Swagger failed to defeat their opponents.
- According to H. Yunis in 343 Demosthenes narrowly failed to defeat Aeschines, but he attained his political objective nonetheless.
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- He made 71 in the second innings, but Worcestershire still fell to an innings defeat.
- Batting at number 11 he scored 4 and 10, as Yorkshire collapsed to an innings defeat.
- In an innings defeat, he took just one wicket, that of Willie Watson, and made 0 and 13 with the bat.