Meanings
adjectivedefeated (comparative more defeated, superlative most defeated)
comparative more defeated · superlative most defeated
- Subjugated, beaten, overcome.
Synonyms: recreant, vanquished, worsted, foiled, beaten, bested, broken, confounded
verb
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSubjugated, beaten, overcome.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivedisappointingly unsuccessful
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Origin
Translations
Arabic مَغْلُوب
- مَغْلُوب (maḡlūb)subjugated, beaten, overcome
Bulgarian победен
- победен (pobeden)subjugated, beaten, overcome
Catalan vençut, derrotat
- vençutsubjugated, beaten, overcome
- derrotatsubjugated, beaten, overcome
Chinese Mandarin 落敗 /落败
- 落敗 /落败 (luòbài)subjugated, beaten, overcome
Czech poražený
- poraženýsubjugated, beaten, overcome
French vaincu
- vaincusubjugated, beaten, overcome
German besiegt
- besiegtsubjugated, beaten, overcome
Hindi पराजित
- पराजित (parājit)subjugated, beaten, overcome
Italian sconfitto
- sconfittosubjugated, beaten, overcome
Polish pokonany
- pokonanysubjugated, beaten, overcome
Portuguese derrotado
- derrotadosubjugated, beaten, overcome
Spanish vencido, derrotado
- vencidosubjugated, beaten, overcome
- derrotadosubjugated, beaten, overcome
Turkish mağlup, yenik
- mağlupsubjugated, beaten, overcome
- yeniksubjugated, beaten, overcome
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defeated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeated
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“defeated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeated. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defeated,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeated.
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