defeat
n 1: an unsuccessful ending [syn: {licking}] [ant: {victory}]
2: the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted
in attaining your goals [syn: {frustration}]
v 1: 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" [syn: {overcome}]
2: thwart the passage of; "kill a motion" [syn: {kill}, {vote
down}, {vote out}]