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Defalcate
- verb - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family"
Defanging
- verb - remove the fangs from; "defang the poisonous snake"
Defatting
- verb - remove the fat from
Defaulter
- noun - a contestant who forfeits a match
- someone who fails to make a required appearance in court
- someone who fails to meet a financial obligation
Defeateds
- noun - people who are defeated; "the Romans had no pity for the defeated"
Defeating
- verb - thwart the passage of; "kill a motion"; "he shot down the student's proposal"
- win 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"
Defeatism
- noun - acceptance of the inevitability of defeat
Defeatist
- noun - someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions