defeat🔊

To overcome in battle or contest. +

To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.

To nullify

To prevent (something) from being achieved.

The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.

The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.

Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.

(obsolete) Destruction, ruin.