Defeat and Masterstroke

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Defeat noun - Failure to win a contest.

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Masterstroke is an antonym for defeat.

Masterstroke noun - An achievement demonstrating great skill or mastery.

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Defeat is an antonym for masterstroke in feat topic.

This was the masterstroke of the Divine Shadow aka the Last Insect's strategy of using humans to defeat themselves.

Source: Human Sacrifice

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