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defeated

n.
B1 Intermediate US //dɪˈfitəd// UK //dɪfˈiːtɪd// de·feat·ed

n. feeling like you have lost a fight or a competition. You use this when someone has no hope left because they were beaten by someone else.

n. having been beaten in a battle or contest; feeling a sense of failure or loss of hope. Often used as a participial adjective to describe a person's emotional state or a group's status after a loss.


SIMPLE

The defeated team walked off the field in silence.

CONTEXTUAL

After hours of trying to fix the broken engine, the mechanic sat down with a defeated look on his face.

COMPLEX

The general surveyed the defeated troops, noting that while their physical strength was gone, their spirit remained surprisingly intact despite the overwhelming odds they had faced.

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Origin

From defeat + -ed.

Usage

Typically functions as a predicative adjective after a linking verb or as an attributive adjective before a noun.

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