défaite — meaning in English

English meaning

• defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
• loss noun The state of no longer having something you once had.

Senses

défaite is used for these senses in English:

• defeat The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
• loss (countable) Defeat; an instance of being defeated.

defeat — full definition

1. verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
2. verb To prevent something from succeeding or being achieved.
3. noun An instance of losing, or of being overcome.

loss — full definition

1. noun The state of no longer having something you once had.
2. noun Defeat in a game, contest, or war.
3. noun The grief felt after someone close to you dies.
4. noun An amount of money spent or given up without a matching gain.

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