'Defeated' definitions:

Definition of 'defeated'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Beaten or overcome; not victorious; "the defeated enemy" [ant: undefeated]
adjective
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" [syn: defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted]
noun
People who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated" [syn: defeated, discomfited]

Definition of 'Defeated'

From: GCIDE
  • Defeat \De*feat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Defeated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defeating.] [From F. d['e]fait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe d['e]faire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do. See Feat, Fact, and cf. Disfashion.]
  • 1. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • His unkindness may defeat my life. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate. [1913 Webster]
  • He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
  • The escheators . . . defeated the right heir of his succession. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
  • In one instance he defeated his own purpose. --A. W. Ward. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse, or ruin by victory; to overthrow. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault. [1913 Webster]
  • Sharp reasons to defeat the law. --Shak.
  • Syn: To baffle; disappoint; frustrate. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'defeated'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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