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suffer defeat
verb as in go down
verb as in lose
verb as in yield
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It would never do to lose his ally's capital at the outset, or to suffer defeat at the very head of his defensive line.
Don't fight, because you will batter yourself against an impenetrable wall and suffer defeat.
The attack of the war god is of course irresistible and his enemies suffer defeat.
One after another, every member of the party attacked that combination, only to suffer defeat.
Shes caused us a good deal of unhappiness, but in the end she has been the one 139 to suffer defeat.
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On this page you'll find 136 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to suffer defeat, such as: collapse, crumple, decline, decrease, descend, and drop.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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