beaten or overcome; not victorious; the defeated enemy'

people who are defeated; the Romans had no pity for the defeated

[ Syn: discomfited ]

disappointingly unsuccessful; disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions; their foiled attempt to capture Calais; many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers; his best efforts were thwarted

[ Syn: disappointed , discomfited , foiled , frustrated , thwarted ]