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foredefeated

foredefeated adjective: defeated in advance; doomed to fail.

Adjective

foredefeated (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, poetic) Defeated in advance; doomed to fail.

Origin of foredefeated

fore- + defeated

Questions about foredefeated

What does foredefeated mean?
Foredefeated means defeated in advance; doomed to fail.
What part of speech is foredefeated?
Foredefeated is an adjective.

Words near foredefeated in the dictionary

  1. foredeemed
  2. foredeeming
  3. foredeems
  4. foredeep
  5. foredeeps
  6. foredefeated
  7. foredele
  8. foredescribed
  9. foredesign
  10. foredestine
  11. foredestined

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