1 to be defeated

2 to lose

3 to fail (e.g. experiments)

4 failure

5 defeat

6 classifier: 次 cì

1 to defeat

2 to overpower

3 to beat

4 to be defeated

1 to defeat

2 to beat

1 to defeat

2 to damage

3 to lose (to an opponent)

4 to fail

5 to wither

1 corruption

2 to corrupt

3 to rot

4 rotten

1 failed and wiped over the floor (idiom); to fail utterly

2 a crushing defeat

3 beaten and in a hopeless position

1 offending public morals (idiom)

1 both sides suffer (idiom)

2 neither side wins

1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse

1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure

2 to fall at the last hurdle

3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory