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defeat meaning in Kannada

ಅಕರಣಿ akaraṇi

UK/dɪˈfiːt//dɪˈfit/

defeat in Kannada: ಅಕರಣಿ (akaraṇi). In English, defeat means to overcome in battle or contest.

Kannada words for defeat

defeat
ಅಕರಣಿ akaraṇi

English meaning of defeat

  1. verb To overcome in battle or contest.
  2. verb To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
  3. verb To nullify.
  4. verb To prevent (something) from being achieved.

Full definition of defeat

defeat in a sentence

  • Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
  • Licking their wounds after a temporary defeat, they planned their next move.
  • The inscription records her defeat of the country's enemies in a costly war.

Synonyms of defeat

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Questions about defeat in Kannada

What is the meaning of defeat in Kannada?
Defeat in Kannada is ಅಕರಣಿ (akaraṇi).
defeat ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Defeat: ಅಕರಣಿ (akaraṇi).
What does defeat mean in English?
Defeat means to overcome in battle or contest.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “defeat”: ಅಕರಣಿ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: defeat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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