overwinning

Definitions of overwinning
  1. noun
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
    synonyms: eindoverwinning, eindzege, triomf, triomftocht, victorie, winst, zege, zegepraal, zegetocht
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    antonyms:
    afstraffing, nederlaag
    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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    ritzege
    a victory (as in a race or other competition)
    zelfwerkzaamheid
    the successful ending of the American Revolution
    Pyrrusoverwinning, pyrrhusoverwinning
    a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
    slem
    winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
    stoeipartij, triomf, victorie, zege, zegepraal
    an easy victory
    grand slam
    winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
    type of:
    afloop, afwerking, einde, ontknoping, uiteinde
    event whose occurrence ends something
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