| humiliating defeat | 11.52 | It was a humiliating defeat. | ||
| straight defeat | 10.93 | Two straight defeats at home worse. | ||
| first defeat | 9.41 | At least the first defeat was total. | ||
| second defeat | 9.08 | It was a second defeat on the issue. | ||
| crushing defeat | 7.24 | Another crushing defeat. | ||
| consecutive defeat | 7.18 | It was their fourth consecutive defeat. | ||
| electoral defeat | 5.99 | But they too seem resigned to an electoral defeat. | ||
| third defeat | 5.07 | The Carp suffered their third straight defeat. | ||
| fourth defeat | 4.08 | It was their fourth consecutive defeat. | ||
| military defeat | 3.95 | That is military defeat. | ||
| major defeat | 3.69 | CLT suffered its first major defeat. | ||
| embarrassing defeat | 3.62 | He would prefer not to risk another embarrassing defeat. | ||
| fifth defeat | 3.62 | It was their fifth defeat in a row. | ||
| home defeat | 3.55 | Seattle sustained its worst home defeat ever. | ||
| recent defeat | 3.36 | Guerrillas shrug off recent defeats. | ||
| successive defeat | 3.36 | No other pitcher has suffered six successive post-season defeats. | ||
| narrow defeat | 2.70 | It was a mistake which cost her a very narrow defeat. | ||
| worst defeat | 2.70 | Roddick called it his worst defeat ever. | ||
| bitter defeat | 2.57 | It was still a bitter defeat. | ||
| stinging defeat | 2.57 | And maybe chased off the last ghosts of that stinging defeat. |