Defeat
Defeat verb - To achieve a victory over.
Overmaster and defeat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overmaster" instead a verb "Defeat".
Overmaster
Overmaster verb - To subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress.
Usage example: the student was overmastered by the stress of taking the college placement test and broke down crying
Defeat and overmaster are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defeat" instead a verb "Overmaster".
Nearby Word: overmastering
Mutual synonyms
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Overmaster and Defeat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defeat/overmaster
Defeat & Overmaster. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/defeat/overmaster>.
Overmaster or Defeat. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defeat/overmaster.
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