how to pronounce defeat

/dɪˈfiːt/

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defeat is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of defeat in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… commemorating their defeat other times …”

meaning of defeat

Defeat means to cause someone to lose a battle or contest.

defeat frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word defeat occurs in english on average 16.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics defeat can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that defeat can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;