Words Of Defeat

verb to cause someone to feel sad or discouraged

adjective feeling sad or discouraged

adverb in a sad or discouraged manner

• The news of the company's bankruptcy cast down the shareholders.
• Losing the match really cast him down.
• Getting a bad grade can really cast you down.
• The dark clouds cast down a shadow over the city.

verb to deprive of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of

• The constant criticism from her supervisor began to demoralize the team.
• Failing the exam really demoralized him.
• Getting dumped by his girlfriend totally demoralized him.
• The unexpected loss of their star player demoralized the entire team.

adjective describing something that is deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

• The general's ignominious defeat in battle led to his resignation.
• Losing the championship game was an ignominious end to the season.
• Getting fired from the job was such an ignominious blow to his ego.
• The actor's ignominious fall from grace was the talk of the town.

adjective describing something that is shameful or disgraceful

• The general's inglorious defeat in battle was a blow to the nation's morale.
• His inglorious exit from the party was the talk of the town.
• She felt inglorious after failing her driving test for the third time.
• The artist's inglorious attempt at capturing the sunset left much to be desired.

verb to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire

• Despite the best efforts of the medical team, the patient eventually succumbed to their illness.
• I told myself I wouldn't eat the whole cake, but I eventually succumbed to temptation.
• I tried to resist buying those shoes, but I totally succumbed to retail therapy.
• In the face of overwhelming odds, the team refused to succumb to defeat.

noun a word that functions as the name of a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• I kindly suggest you take down a notch your aggressive tone during the meeting.
• Hey, maybe you should take it down a notch and stop yelling.
• Dude, you need to chill out and take it down a notch.
• She needs to take down a notch her ego and be more humble.