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Defeat vs Scomfit - What's the difference?

defeat | scomfit |

As verbs the difference between defeat and scomfit

is that defeat is to overcome in battle or contest while scomfit is (label) to defeat, vanquish.

As nouns the difference between defeat and scomfit

is that defeat is the act of defeating or being defeated while scomfit is (obsolete) discomfiture.

defeat

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To overcome in battle or contest.
    • Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
  • To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
  • * Tillotson
    • He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all his hopes.
  • * A. W. Ward
    • In one instance he defeated his own purpose.
  • To nullify
  • * Hallam
    • The escheators defeated the right heir of his succession.

    Synonyms

    (To overcome in contest) * beat * conquer * overthrow * rout * vanquish

    Related terms

    * defeasance * defeasible * defeater * defeatism * defeatist * defeature

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of defeating or being defeated.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 13 , author=Alistair Magowan , title=Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Two defeats in five games coming into this contest, and a draw with Everton, ultimately cost Sir Alex Ferguson's side in what became the most extraordinary finale to the league championship since Arsenal beat Liverpool at Anfield in 1989.}}

    scomfit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * scomfyte

    Verb

  • (label) To defeat, vanquish.
  • *:
  • *:For now here was one kny?t scomfyte x knyghtes

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) discomfiture

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