"defeated" in the noun sense
1. defeated, discomfited
people who are defeated
"the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
"defeated" in the verb sense
1. get the better of, overcome, defeat
win a victory over
"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"
2. kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out
thwart the passage of
"kill a motion"
"he shot down the student's proposal"
"defeated" in the adjective sense
1. defeated
beaten or overcome not victorious
"the defeated enemy"
2. defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted
disappointingly unsuccessful
"disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"
"their foiled attempt to capture Calais"
"many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"
"his best efforts were thwarted"
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