116 entries under defeat topic. ×

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stalemate(noun, decline, ruin, collapse)
4
confound(verb, beat, distress, cross)
4
upset(distress, success, perplex, unsettle)
3
outwit(verb, stop, beat, crush)
3
surmount(verb, beat, crush, overcome)
2
crush(verb, beat, overcome, subdue)
2
discountenance(distress, perplex, unsettle, vex)
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overcome(verb, crush, distress, perplex)
2
overpower(verb, beat, crush, overcome)
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overturn(verb, cross, frustrate, blank)
2
perplex(distress, unsettle, vex, embarrass)
2
prevent(verb, stop, hold, control, reduce)
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reduce(verb, stop, control, beat)
2
stoppage(noun, decline, ruin, block)
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subdue(verb, beat, crush, overcome)
2
subjugate(verb, beat, crush, overcome)
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trounce
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whip(verb, beat, crush, overcome)
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abortion(noun, decline, ruin, collapse)
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bankruptcy(noun, decline, ruin, collapse)
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