116 entries under defeat topic. ×

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defeat(noun, verb, stop, beat, check)
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foil(verb, stop, hold, control, beat)
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beat(noun, verb, stop, crush)
10
frustrate(verb, stop, hold, control, beat)
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halt(noun, verb, stop, hold, control)
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rout(noun, verb, beat, decline, ruin)
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thwart(verb, stop, hold, control, beat)
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counter(verb, stop, halt, curb)
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baffle(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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conquer(verb, stop, beat, overcome)
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discomfit(verb, beat, crush, overcome)
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frustration(noun, decline, ruin, back)
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overthrow(noun, verb, beat, decline, ruin)
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balk(verb, stop, halt, allow)
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trump(verb, distress, success, perplex)
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vanquish(verb, stop, beat, crush)
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circumvent(verb, stop, hold, control, beat)
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decline(noun, ruin, back, slow)
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deterioration(noun, decline, ruin, back)
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quell(verb, beat, crush, overcome)
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