defeated

[dih-fee-tid]

adjective

1. relating to or being the loser in a contest, election, battle, etc.; overcome or vanquished.

   For several days in succession, fragments of the defeated army straggled through the town.

2. frustrated, foiled, or thwarted, as plans, dreams, etc..

   He could not shake off a feeling of acute disappointment, of defeated hopes.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of defeat.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-defeated adjective
• undefeated adjective
• undefeatedly adverb
• undefeatedness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of defeated¹

First recorded in 1575–85; defeat ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; defeat ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

After Taylor defeated Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in the second round of the singles competition, the players appeared to have a heated discussion.

From Los Angeles Times

“We are determined and offensive. We have defeated Hamas militarily wherever we have fought them, and we will act until Hamas rule is dismantled,” the Israeli military statement said.

From Los Angeles Times

A raucous crowd sang Hatton's name throughout the fight, but their hero was defeated by knockout in the 10th round.

From BBC

At the end of the fight, the same fans applauded him, recognizing his great performance against the defeated champion.

From Los Angeles Times

World Cup contenders Canada lost by nine points at last year's WXV1 in Vancouver, conceding a try in the final play, while world champions New Zealand were defeated by 12 points at Twickenham last September.

From BBC

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