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defeat
noun
verb
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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noun
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
“it was a narrow defeat”
noun
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
verb
win a victory over
“You must overcome all difficulties”
verb
thwart the passage of
“kill a motion”
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it was a narrow defeat
the army's only defeat
they suffered a convincing licking
You must overcome all difficulties
defeat your enemies
He overcame his shyness
He overcame his infirmity
Her anger got the better of her and she blew up
kill a motion
he shot down the student's proposal
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