Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with defeat in American Collocation
defeat
noun
countable/uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
bad
Their heaviest defeat came in 1995 when they lost to Croatia 4–0.
very bad
The British suffered one of their most disastrous defeats of the war.
total or clear
A decisive defeat of the enemy was only possible if the Vikings could be brought to battle.
embarrassing or disappointing
The Social Democrats suffered an ignominious defeat in the regional election.
not bad
They were lucky to have escaped with such a narrow defeat.
happening one after the other
The team were desperate to avoid a fourth straight defeat.
unexpected
They were knocked out of the competition after a shock defeat.
suffer a defeat
The party had suffered four general election defeats.
admit defeat
He had to admit defeat and accept that he had been wrong.
He had to admit defeat. They can choose to concede defeat or fight back.
avoid defeat
The first task was to avoid defeat in the opening game.
make someone suffer a defeat
They managed to inflict an embarrassing defeat on the Italians.
get revenge for a defeat
The world champion avenged her defeat in Melbourne by beating Kitchen 9–6, 4–9, 9–6.
be likely to suffer a defeat
After losing the first two sets, Nadal was staring defeat in the face.