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play one false(expression, disappointment)
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put a stop to(verb, expression, ruin, prevent)
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put off his or her stride(expression, distress, unsettle, embarrass)
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put out of action(verb, expression, break, destroy)
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put out of commission(verb, expression, break, destroy)
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put paid to(verb, expression, stop, ruin)
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put the lid on(verb, expression, crush, suppress)
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put up fight(expression, resist, repel, repulse)
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reduce to rubble(verb, expression, destroy, damage)
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render useless(expression, hindrance)
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shoot ahead of(verb, expression, overcome, top)
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slap in face(expression, check)
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slap in the face(noun, expression, check, failure)
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spike guns(expression, hindrance)
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spoil sport(expression, hindrance)
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stop the mouth(expression, confutation)
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treat harshly
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treat with contempt(expression, challenge, resist, confront)
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upset the applecart(verb, expression, stop, prevent)
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why and wherefore(noun, expression, sanctification, roughcast)
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APASmart Define. (2015). defeat thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "defeat thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 29, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, defeat thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 29 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "defeat thesaurus" 23 December 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/defeat/thesaurus/synonyms>