defeating Definition

defeat
verb defeated, defeating

1. To beat or win a victory over someone, eg in a war, competition, game or argument.

Thesaurus: conquer, beat, overthrow, repulse, rout, vanquish, overpower, quell, subdue, battle, trounce, clobber (slang); Antonym: lose.
2. To make (plans, etc) fail.

noun

1. The act of defeating or state of being defeated.

Thesaurus: failure, loss, rout, trouncing, vanquishment, debacle, conquest, overthrow; Antonym: victory.

Etymology: 16c: from French desfait, from desfaire to ruin or undo.