[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to overcome in a contest, election, battle, etc.; prevail over; vanquish :They defeated the enemy.She defeated her brother at tennis.Synonyms: subdue , rout , overthrow , overwhelm", "to frustrate ; thwart .Synonyms: balk , baffle , foil", "to eliminate or deprive of something expected:The early returns defeated his hopes of election.", "Law.to annul ."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the act of overcoming in a contest:an overwhelming defeat of all opposition.", "an instance of defeat; setback :He considered his defeat a personal affront.", "an overthrow or overturning; vanquishment:the defeat of a government.Synonyms: downfall", "a bringing to naught; frustration :the defeat of all his hopes and dreams.", "the act or event of being bested; a beating :Defeat is not something she abides easily.", "Archaic.undoing; destruction; ruin."]}]