Collocations with defeat

These are words often used in combination with defeat.

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admission of defeat
This is a rallying cry rather than an admission of defeat, however, and research proceeds apace.
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.
certain defeat
Otherwise, the defendant would expect near certain defeat in court.
crushing defeat
These men led the army into a humiliating and crushing defeat but abandoned it under fire.
disastrous defeat
As a result, the communist forces met disastrous defeats in attempts to carry out this unrealistic policy.
electoral defeat
Older members inevitably step back from leadership roles because of weariness, poor health, electoral defeat, etc., and they must be replaced.
humiliating defeat
Can it be because you know you would suffer a humiliating defeat?
From Europarl 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.
margin of defeat
Alternatively, under less auspicious electoral conditions, a well-chosen strategy may reduce a party's margin of defeat.
military defeat
In fact, their military defeat only came in 1979.
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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