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defeat

[dih-feet] / dɪˈfit /






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"They'll see a team who are, not mentally fragile, but coming off the back of a big defeat, who will internally start to question what they are doing."

From BBC

He 'celebrated' his 18th birthday by playing in a 4-1 FA Cup defeat by Arsenal before relegation at the end of the 2003-04 season resulted in Leeds selling players to raise money.

From BBC

You just wonder how much Newcastle have got left in the tank after their Carabao Cup semi-final defeat at Manchester City on Wednesday.

From BBC

Captain Mitchell Marsh insists Australia can put their spin woes behind them at the T20 Cricket World Cup after a morale-sapping series defeat to Pakistan left their preparations in tatters.

From Barron's

Kevin Durant scored 31 points for Houston, who slumped to another defeat one night after a lopsided loss to the Boston Celtics.

From Barron's