a humiliating defeat

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• defeat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, comprehensive (esp. BrE), decisive, heavy, major, overwhelming, resounding, serious, stunning, total …   Collocations dictionary

• defeat — de|feat1 W3 [dıˈfi:t] n [U and C] 1.) failure to win or succeed ▪ She was a woman who hated to admit defeat . ▪ The Democratic Party candidate has already conceded defeat . defeat in ▪ The socialist party suffered a crushing defeat in the French… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• humiliating — [[t]hjuːmɪ̱lieɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If something is humiliating, it embarrasses you and makes you feel ashamed and stupid. The Conservatives have suffered a humiliating defeat... It was so humiliating, a terrible blow to my self esteem. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• humiliating — humiliatingly, adv. /hyooh mil ee ay ting/ or, often, /yooh /, adj. lowering the pride, self respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego. [1750 60; HUMILIATE + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

• humiliating — hu|mil|i|at|ing [hju:ˈmılieıtıŋ] adj making you feel ashamed, embarrassed, and angry because you have been made to look weak or stupid = ↑embarrassing ▪ a humiliating defeat >humiliatingly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• humiliating — adjective making you feel ashamed, embarrassed, and angry because you have been made to look weak or stupid: a humiliating defeat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• humiliating — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ find sth ADVERB ▪ deeply, very ▪ totally, utterly …   Collocations dictionary

• defeat */*/ — I UK [dɪˈfiːt] / US [dɪˈfɪt] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms defeat : singular defeat plural defeats failure to win a competition or to succeed in doing something England suffered a 2–0 defeat by Scotland. a humiliating/heavy/crushing… …   English dictionary

• defeat — de|feat1 [ dı fit ] noun count or uncount ** failure to win a competition or succeed in doing something: Wisconsin suffered a 23 7 defeat by Illinois. admit/accept/concede defeat: a stubborn man who was not prepared to admit defeat a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• History of Deportivo de La Coruña — HistoryThe very beginning1906 was the year when Deportivo de la Sala Calvet was founded, and the club s first ever president was Luis Cornide. Records indicate that back then the team consisted of Salvador Fojón, Venancio Deus, Juan Long, Ángel… …   Wikipedia