Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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destroy | No | No | Yes | No |
defeat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
destroy (noun) | defeat (noun) |
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an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest | |
the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals |
destroy (verb) | defeat (verb) |
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defeat soundly and humiliatingly | win a victory over |
destroy completely; damage irreparably | thwart the passage of |
put (an animal) to death | |
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of |