Nouns

(n)defeat, lickingan unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest“it was a narrow defeat”, “the army's only defeat”, “they suffered a convincing licking”
(n)frustration, defeatthe feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

Verbs

(v)get the better of, overcome, defeatwin a victory over“You must overcome all difficulties”, “defeat your enemies”, “He overcame his shyness”, “He overcame his infirmity”, “Her anger got the better of her and she blew up”
(v)kill, shoot down, defeat, vote down, vote outthwart the passage of“kill a motion”, “he shot down the student's proposal”