noun
people who are defeated
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the Romans had no pity for the defeated
• Syn: ↑discomfited
• Derivationally related forms: ↑discomfited (for: ↑discomfited)
• Hypernyms: ↑people
adjective
1. beaten or overcome; not victorious
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the defeated enemy
• Ant: ↑undefeated
• Similar to: ↑licked, ↑subjugated
• See Also: ↑unsuccessful
2. disappointingly unsuccessful
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disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions
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their foiled attempt to capture Calais
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many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers
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his best efforts were thwarted
• Syn: ↑disappointed, ↑discomfited, ↑foiled, ↑frustrated, ↑thwarted
• Similar to: ↑unsuccessful
• Derivationally related forms: ↑discomfited (for: ↑discomfited)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.