defeated

American  

[dih-fee-tid] / dɪˈfi tɪd /

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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of defeated

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

Luke Woodhouse, the 25th seed, defeated fellow Englishman Andrew Gilding 4-1 to reach the fourth round for the second successive year.

From BBC

You've been so good for weeks then one missed run, one takeaway, one late night and suddenly your winning streak is over and you feel defeated.

From BBC

“May this collaboration not be a once-off activity, but should remain a continual activity until every terrorist is defeated in Nigeria.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The Navy’s acquisition bureaucracy demanded so many changes that it defeated the purpose of having a blueprint.

From The Wall Street Journal

“That purpose is defeated when an official simply gives conflicted assets to adult children.”

From Salon

Related Words

• conquered
• crushed