137 entries under defeat topic. ×

36
repel(verb, upset, control, beat, check)
34
rebuff(noun, verb, stop, hold, break)
16
check(noun, verb, stop, break, control)
11
beat back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, separate)
9
parry(verb, upset, beat, separate, reject)
8
rout(noun, verb, upset, break, beat)
7
reverse(noun, verb, break, check, ruin)
6
overthrow(noun, verb, upset, break, beat)
5
hinder(verb, stop, upset, control, beat)
5
impede(verb, stop, upset, control, beat)
5
obstruct(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
5
setback(noun, break, check, ruin)
4
block(verb, upset, beat, separate)
4
chase(verb, beat, destroy, crush)
4
discomfiture(noun, break, check, ruin)
4
repress(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
4
suppress(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
3
failure(noun, break, check, ruin)
2
ambush(noun, verb, upset, break, beat)
2
bar(verb, stop, upset, hold, control)
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