defeat vs havering

defeat

noun
  • Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification. 

  • The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss. 

  • The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing. 

verb
  • To nullify 

  • To prevent (something) from being achieved. 

  • To reduce, to nothing, the strength of. 

  • To overcome in battle or contest. 

havering

noun
  • Indecision, indecisive behaviour. 

adj
  • Hesitant; indecisive. 

  • Long-winded 

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