Kollokationen mit "defeat"

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defeat the enemy

To win a victory over the enemy in a battle or contest.

enemy8.8
crushing defeat

a loss that is total and overwhelming

crushing8.5
defeat convincingly

to win against someone in a clear and decisive way

convincingly8.3
defeat a foe

To win a victory over an enemy in a battle or contest.

foe8.0
defeat a monster

To win a victory over a monster; often used figuratively.

monster8.0
defeat an army

to win a victory over an army in a battle or war

army7.8
defeat opponent

To win a victory over an opponent.

opponent7.8
defeat decisively

to win against someone clearly and without doubt

decisively7.5
defeat a challenger

to win against an opponent in a competition

challenger7.4
rival7.4
defeat the champion

to win against the current champion

champion7.2
defeat handily

to defeat an opponent with ease

handily7.2
defeat the rebels

to win a victory over rebels

rebel7.2
resounding defeat

a very severe and definite failure in a competition, election, or battle

resounding7.0
successive defeat

one defeat happening after another

successive7.0
defeat terrorism

To win a victory over terrorism.

terrorism7.0
defeat evil

To win a victory over wickedness.

evil6.9
tyranny6.9
defeat soundly

To defeat someone decisively in a conflict or competition.

soundly6.8
devastating defeat

an instance of losing a battle or contest

devastating6.6
defeat communism

To win a victory over communist forces or ideology.

communism6.5
consecutive defeat

Used to describe a series of losses in a competition without a win in between.

consecutive6.5
surprise6.5
defeat terror

To win a victory over terrorism.

terror6.2
defeat comprehensively

To win a victory over someone in a battle, game, or contest.

comprehensively6.0
fleet6.0
defeat a menace

To successfully overcome or win against a threat.

menace6.0
shock5.9