Defeat | Day 69 | Word of the day

Defeat (डिˈफ़ीट्‌)

Verb

किसी पर जीत हासिल करना; किसी को हराना

Kisi par jeet haasil karna; kisi ko harana

Ya

किसी के लिए कुछ करना या समझना बहुत मुश्किल होना

Kisi ke liye kuchh karna ya samajhna mein bahaut mushkil hona

Noun

(किसी से) हार, पराजय

(Kisi se) haar, parajay

Ya

हारने या पराजित होने की क्रिया

Haarne ya parajit hone ki kriya

Defeat meaning in English

Verb

To win a game, a fight, a vote, etc. against somebody; to beat somebody

Or

To be too difficult for somebody to do or understand

Noun

An occasion when somebody fails to win or be successful against somebody else

Or

the act of losing or not being successful

Pronunciation – duh-feet 

Synonyms (Related Similar Words)

beat, conquer, worst, get the better of, vanquish, rout, trounce, overcome, overpower, overthrow, overwhelm, best, dispatch, do down [British], get, get around, lick, master, overbear, overmatch, prevail (over), skunk, stop, subdue, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over), upend, win (against)

Also, read some more related words

sweep, edge (out), nose out, pip [British]
annihilate, blow away, blow out, bomb, break, bury, clobber, cream, crush, drub, finish, flatten, shellac, skin, slaughter, smoke [slang], snow under, thrash,  upset, wallop, wax [slang], whip
cap, excel, flourish, score, succeed
knock off, knock over, subjugate, unseat, ace (out), better, eclipse, exceed, excel, outdistance, outdo, outfight, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

Antonyms (Related Opposite Words)

Sucess, victory, win, fall, give up, go down, go under, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, wash out, accomplishment, achievement, blowout, cakewalk, landslide, romp, runaway, sweep, walkaway, walkover, triumph

Examples

1. He refused to accept defeat until the end and that’s what helped him win the game.

2. They defeated their opponents at the Olympics.

3. The army defeated the rebels after five days of fighting.

4. I have tried to understand what’s wrong with the bike but it defeats me.

5. This time they have got only two defeats.

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