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

On Saturday, Fieri attended UFC 327 in Miami, where Carlos Ulberg defeated Jiří Procházka by first-round knockout to become the new UFC light heavyweight champion.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Péter Magyar defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a landslide, with his Tisza party winning over two-thirds of parliamentary seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

BUDAPEST—The man who finally defeated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán celebrated his victory Sunday night by marching through crowds of supporters waving the national flag to Frank Sinatra’s signature song, “My Way.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He previously worked as a criminal prosecutor, and was elected to Congress in 2012 after he defeated Rep. Pete Stark, a fellow Democrat.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Hadn’t Ivan told her Dobrynya was his favorite bogatyr because the hero defeated foes with his intelligence?

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

Related Words

• conquered
• crushed