Defeated
[dɪ'fiːtɪd]
Definition
(noun.) people who are defeated; 'the Romans had no pity for the defeated'.
(adj.) beaten or overcome; not victorious; 'the defeated enemy' .
(adj.) 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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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Defeat
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Examples
- After several severe skirmishes, in which the enemy was defeated, General Steele reached Camden, which he occupied about the middle of April. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He defeated the Babylonian army, under Belshazzar, outside Babylon, and then laid siege to the town. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He returned to France after Sedan, and flung himself into the stormy politics of the defeated nation with great fire and vigour. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There was a series of battles, in which the Russian armies were finally defeated and the Grand Duke of Kieff taken prisoner. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I replied, half defeated already, that I wished to speak to himself only if he would give me leave. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- By this, however, the enemy was defeated in his designs upon Sherman's line of communications. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He met the enemy on the 5th of June at Piedmont, and defeated him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Romans came out upon the sea, and to the astonishment of the Carthaginians and themselves defeated the Carthaginian fleet. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Then, like a defeated animal, he turned and went back to his seat by the fire. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He found this barred, and the defeated Confederate cavalry, reorganized, occupying the opposite side. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The Gauls rose and marched south; they were defeated, and 40,000 of them killed at Telamon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They had had a battle with a troop of Turkish cavalry and defeated them; several men killed. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- On the 28th, he again attacked and defeated the enemy under the rebel General Taylor, at Cane River. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He had met Early between Staunton and Charlottesville and defeated him, capturing nearly his entire command. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sherman ordered these back, with directions to attack ForreSt. Smith met and defeated him very badly. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
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