people who are defeated - the Romans had no pity for the defeated • Syn: discomfited • Derivationally related forms: discomfited (for: discomfited) • Hypernyms: people
II - adjective
1. beaten or overcome; not victorious - the defeated enemy • Ant: undefeated • Similar to: licked, subjugated • See Also: unsuccessful 2. disappointingly unsuccessful - disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions - their foiled attempt to capture Calais - many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers - his best efforts were thwarted • Syn: disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted • Similar to: unsuccessful • Derivationally related forms: discomfited (for: discomfited)