Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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defeat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
debacle | Yes | No | No | No |
defeat (noun) | debacle (noun) |
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an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest | a sound defeat |
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals | a sudden and violent collapse |
flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer |
defeat (verb) | debacle (verb) |
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win a victory over | |
thwart the passage of |