Word

defeat, n.
(defeats)
freq. cnt. 15

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 2

defeat licking

sample sentences

"it was a narrow defeat"
"the army's only defeat"
"they suffered a convincing licking"

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antonym

victory

derivationally related form

defeatist defeat

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hypernym

conclusion, ending, finish failure

hyponym

heartbreaker lurch rout shutout, skunk slaughter, thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, trouncing, whipping waterloo whitewash

the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
<noun.feeling> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3

defeat frustration

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derivationally related form

frustrate

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derivationally related form

defeatist

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hypernym

disappointment, letdown