English-Russian translations for defeat

• победи́ть
• побежда́ть
• поража́ть
• пораже́ние
• поражение
• порази́ть
• проигрыш
• разби́ть
• разбива́ть
• сразиться

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