defeatment

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noun

Defeat.

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Meanings

noundefeatment (countable and uncountable, plural defeatments)

plural defeatments

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableDefeat.

    Take heed that defeatments and delays do not subvert and overthrow in you this hope.

    1822, John Howe, The Whole Work of J. H., page 332

Origin

From defeat (verb) + -ment.

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APA

defeatment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeatment

MLA

“defeatment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeatment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defeatment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defeatment.

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