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defeat

n. an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest; "it was a narrow defeat"; "the army's only defeat"; "they suffered a convincing licking"

frustration

n. the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

kill, vote out, vote down

v. thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"

beat, crush, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

capitulation, fall, surrender

n. the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

destruction, death, end

n. a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

blow, bump

n. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

blow, shock

n. an unpleasant or disappointing surprise; "it came as a shock to learn that he was injured"

loss

n. the experience of losing a loved one; "he sympathized on the loss of their grandfather"

futility

n. uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

overwhelm, overcome, overpower, overtake, whelm, sweep over

v. overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

lick, beat, bat, thrash, clobber, drub

v. beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; "We licked the other team on Sunday!"

cane, lambaste, lambast, flog

v. beat with a cane

club, bludgeon

v. strike with a club or a bludgeon

cudgel, strike with a cudgel

v. strike with a cudgel

reduce, keep down, subdue, repress, quash, subjugate

v. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

ruin

v. reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

capitulate, surrender under agreed conditions

v. surrender under agreed conditions

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

humble, make modest, make humble

v. cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"

vote, cast a vote

v. express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"

victory, triumph

n. a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"

lose, fail to win

v. fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"

advance, gain, win, get ahead, make headway, gain ground

v. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

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