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Engelsk *navneord*: defeat
1.	defeat (om begivenhed) an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
		Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning	It was a narrow defeat. The army's only defeat. They suffered a convincing licking.
		Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)	licking
		Mindre specifikke termer	conclusion, ending, failure, finish
		Mere specifikke termer	debacle, drubbing, heartbreaker, lurch, rout, shutout, skunk, slaughter, thrashing, trouncing, walloping, waterloo, whipping, whitewash
		Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)	triumph, victory

2.	defeat (om fornemmelse) the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals
		Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)	frustration
		Mindre specifikke termer	disappointment, letdown

Engelsk *udsagnsord*: defeat
1.	defeat (om konkurrence) win a victory over
		Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning	You must overcome all difficulties. Defeat your enemies. He overcame his shyness. He overcame his infirmity. Her anger got the better of her and she blew up.
		Eksempler på anvendelse	The fighter managed to defeat his opponent
		Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)	get the better of, overcome
		Anvendelsesmønster	Somebody ----s something
		Mere specifikke termer	beat, beat out, come through, conquer, crush, demolish, destroy, down, expel, lurch, make it, nose, overrun, pull round, pull through, rout, rout out, shell, skunk, survive, trounce, upset, vanquish, wallop

2.	defeat (om adfærd) thwart the passage of
		Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning	Kill a motion. He shot down the student's proposal.
		Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)	kill, shoot down, vote down, vote out
		Anvendelsesmønster	Somebody ----s something
		Mindre specifikke termer	blackball, negative, veto

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