defeated

(noun) people who are defeated. Synonyms: discomfited. Example: "The romans had no pity for the defeated."

(verb) win a victory over. Synonyms: get the better of, overcome, defeat. Examples: "You must overcome all difficulties." "Defeat your enemies." "He overcame his shyness." "He overcame his infirmity." "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up."

(verb) thwart the passage of. Synonyms: kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote out. Examples: "Kill a motion." "He shot down the student's proposal."

(adj) beaten or overcome; not victorious. Synonyms: defeated (vs. undefeated). Example: "The defeated enemy."

(adj) disappointingly unsuccessful. Synonyms: disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted. Examples: "Disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions." "Their foiled attempt to capture calais." "Many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers." "His best efforts were thwarted."