défaite

French

Etymology

From Old French desfait (“undone”), past participle of desfaire.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /defɛt/

Noun

défaite f (plural défaites)

defeat

Antonyms

(defeat): victoire

Derived terms

Participle

défaite

feminine singular of the past participle of défaire

Further reading

“défaite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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