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Meanings of
defeated
in English
Disappointingly unsuccessful.
disappointed
frustrated
thwarted
foiled
discomfited
Related terms
unsuccessful
Beaten or overcome; not victorious.
undefeated
Related terms
licked
subjugated
Synonyms
Examples for "
disappointed
"
disappointed
frustrated
thwarted
foiled
discomfited
Examples for "
disappointed
"
1
Mr Wilson said the family is
disappointed
with the five year sentence.
2
I'm frustrated and
disappointed
,
but haven't quite given up hope just yet.
3
However, those wishing it was all true will be left ultimately
disappointed
.
4
And the American government made certain that France would not be
disappointed
.
5
However, it was
disappointed
that there wasn't clarity on the referendum question.
1
The legislation itself has given hope to thousands of
frustrated
property owners.
2
I'm
frustrated
and disappointed, but haven't quite given up hope just yet.
3
Williams is among local government leaders
frustrated
at government delays to reforms.
4
Tierney said: I'm so disappointed and
frustrated
to be in this situation.
5
Often my attempts to change the way these schools worked were
frustrated
.
1
Dell, however,
thwarted
the chance to keep the game tied at 1.
2
I could tell him of my
thwarted
plan and ask his advice.
3
We
thwarted
all of them and the event went ahead without incident.
4
The BBC reports two previous launch attempts were
thwarted
by technical glitches.
5
Numerous obstacles have
thwarted
OAT scale-up, including individual constraints and structural barriers.
1
When their plan was
foiled
by Public Security, they all committed suicide.
2
The Chian turned pale and trembled; his vengeance was braved and
foiled
.
3
He was
foiled
of his combat; and he had lost the prize.
4
Legal attempts to reduce the amounts it must pay have been
foiled
.
5
The strategy of General Joffre which
foiled
him is praised throughout France.
1
But we see dress first, in the figures of the
discomfited
Magi.
2
He found himself
discomfited
by her gaze... while drifting, catching new information.
3
This settled the affair: and the
discomfited
expectants made a precipitate retreat.
4
But numbers hemmed them in too sore, and the Franks were
discomfited
.
5
Far from being
discomfited
,
Cullis conversed with the man in fluent French.
Usage of
defeated
in English
1
But since Islamic State was largely
defeated
last year, divisions have resurfaced.
2
The EU's compromise, to delay the ban a year, was also
defeated
.
3
U.S. officials justified the decision by saying Islamic State had been
defeated
.
4
Political parties, and National in particular, have little tolerance for
defeated
leaders.
5
In the great majority of cases, a villain exists to be
defeated
.
6
After the legislation was
defeated
,
Cullerton said talks would continue with Republicans.
7
A similar ballot initiative in Mississippi was
defeated
by voters last year.
8
We
defeated
Jim Crow, opening a path for economic and political opportunity.
9
Still, May only
defeated
an amendment to trade legislation by six votes.
10
After a year, it was
defeated
and thousands thrown out of work.
11
Yet after only a few months of political struggle he was
defeated
.
12
They also
defeated
Minnesota, Michigan and Penn State under adverse weather conditions.
13
Last year was the bloodiest since the Taliban were
defeated
in 2001.
14
It is still quite possible that the Williams motion would be
defeated
.
15
Mr Saakashvili's National Movement party was
defeated
in parliamentary elections in October.
16
The French were
defeated
;
Almeida passed into the hands of the English.
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defeated
defeat
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
defeat by
defeat army
defeat man
defeat candidate
defeat the enemy
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Defeated
through the time
Defeated
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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