Collocations withdefeat
These are words often used in combination withdefeat.
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admission of defeat
This is a rallying cry rather than an admission of defeat, however, and research proceeds apace.
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admitting defeat
In such a case, however, the proper response is not simply to ignore the challenge, but rather to put off admitting defeat, acknowledging the need for further study.
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certain defeat
Otherwise, the defendant would expect near certain defeat in court.
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crushing defeat
These men led the army into a humiliating and crushing defeat but abandoned it under fire.
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disastrous defeat
As a result, the communist forces met disastrous defeats in attempts to carry out this unrealistic policy.
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electoral defeat
Older members inevitably step back from leadership roles because of weariness, poor health, electoral defeat, etc., and they must be replaced.
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humiliating defeat
Can it be because you know you would suffer a humiliating defeat?
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
major defeat
If phonology is separated from the principles of well-formedness (the ' laws ') that drive it, the resulting loss of constraint and theoretical depth will mark as major defeat for the enterprise.
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margin of defeat
Alternatively, under less auspicious electoral conditions, a well-chosen strategy may reduce a party's margin of defeat.
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military defeat
In fact, their military defeat only came in 1979.
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total defeat
His determination during seven years of conflict, when at times he looked close to total defeat, was self-evident.
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