American Dictionary
Definition defeat in American English
defeat
noun
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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[countable/uncountable]
noun
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
/dɪˈfit/
1
failure to win a competition or to succeed in doing something
Example
Wisconsin suffered a 23-7 defeat by Illinois.
Example
a humiliating/heavy/crushing defeat
