How to Pronounce “defeated

word

/dɪˈfitəd/
di-FEE-did
/dɪfˈiːtɪd/
di-FEE-tid

IPA Transcription

American English

/dɪˈfitəd/

British English

/dɪfˈiːtɪd/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

di-FEE-did

UK

di-FEE-tid

Listen in Context

He gave me a defeated smile as he accepted the result.

The team felt defeated after losing the game.

He looked defeated when he heard the bad news.

The soldiers were defeated in battle.