| defeated | (n) people who are defeated, Syn. discomfited, Example: the Romans had no pity for the defeated |
| defeated | (adj) beaten or overcome; not victorious, Ant. undefeated, Example: the defeated enemy |
| defeated | (adj) disappointingly unsuccessful, Syn. foiled, thwarted, frustrated, discomfited, disappointed, Example: disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions; their foiled attempt to capture Calais; many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers; his best efforts were thwarted |