English-Estonian translations for defeat

• võitma
• lüüasaamine
  See on suur võit energia oligopolidele ning lüüasaamine Euroopa tarbijatele. It is a big victory for the energy oligopolies and it is a defeat for consumers in Europe.
  Ent ma ei arva, et see oli lüüasaamine, kuigi see kindlasti ei vastanud ELi ootustele. However, I do not think it was a defeat, although it certainly did not meet the EU's expectations.
  See on raportööri jaoks lüüasaamine, sest põhiõigused peaksid parlamenti ühendama, mitte lahutama. That is a defeat for the rapporteur, as fundamental rights are something that should unite, and not divide, Parliament.

Definition of defeat

• To overcome in battle or contest
• To reduce, to nothing, the strength of
• To nullify
• The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss
• The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing
• Frustration , stymieing; nullification
• Destruction, ruin

Examples

• Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
• Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.
• The inscription records her defeat of the countrys enemies in a costly war.

Related words

• defeated
• undefeated
• defeatism
• defeater
• defeatist
• defeature
• suffer a defeat
• snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
• snatch victory from the jaws of defeat