[
US
/dɪˈfit/
]
[ UK /dɪfˈiːt/ ]
[ UK /dɪfˈiːt/ ]
Synonyms
To cause someone or something to fail
fall
count
upset
beating
frustration
thrashing
whipping
knockout
drubbing
checkmate
also sense
comedown
repulse
shutout
To get the best out of someone else
best
win
break
cross
master
silence
worst
block
spoil
expose
puzzle
foil
crush
undo
overturn
disappoint
refute
quell
frustrate
thwart
circumvent
subdue
invalidate
disprove
contravene
neutralize
outwit
overpower
baffle
nullify
surmount
outdo
rebut
balk
subjugate
disconcert
vanquish
put an end to
triumph over
beat down
nonplus
cast down
get the best of
outargue
overmatch
counterplot
scatter to the winds
reduce to silence
be too much for
give a setback to
also senses
; confute
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