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defeat


defeat - noun

  • an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
  • the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

    • defeat - verb

    • win a victory over
    • thwart the passage of

    defeat - thesaurus

    frustration   kill   licking   overcome  


    View spelling list de words and learn about the word defeat in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 7. Long vowels e.g ee, ea or y? oa, o-e, or ow? u-e, ue, or ew?.

    Scrabble score for defeat

    d is 2 e is 1 f is 4 e is 1 a is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

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