conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

rout - an overwhelming defeat

lurch - a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)

shutout, skunk - a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

thrashing, trouncing, walloping, drubbing, slaughter, whipping, debacle - a sound defeat

Waterloo - a final crushing defeat; "he met his Waterloo"

whitewash - a defeat in which the losing person or team fails to score

disappointment, letdown - a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; "his hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment"

demolish, destroy - defeat soundly; "The home team demolished the visitors"

beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

wallop - defeat soundly and utterly; "We'll wallop them!"

down - bring down or defeat (an opponent)

overrun - seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"

skunk, lurch - defeat by a lurch

get the best, have the best, overcome - overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"

surmount, master, overcome, subdue, get over - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"

rout, rout out, expel - cause to flee; "rout out the fighters from their caves"

upset - defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"

nose - defeat by a narrow margin

conquer - overcome by conquest; "conquer your fears"; "conquer a country"

make it, pull round, pull through, survive, come through - continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.); "He survived the cancer against all odds"

negative, veto, blackball - vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent; "The President vetoed the bill"