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Waterloo

/ˌwɔːtəˈluː/noun

उच्चारण वॉर्टलू

अंतिम और निर्णायक हार

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noun
  1. 1

    [singular]

    a final defeat, especially of somebody who has been very successful

    अंतिम और निर्णायक हार

    • The election proved to be the party's Waterloo.

    Synonyms downfall defeat undoing

    Opposite triumph victory

Idioms 1

meet your Waterloo

to be finally defeated by somebody or something that is too difficult for you

निर्णायक हार का सामना करना, अपने से भारी पड़ने वाले से मात खाना

  • The champion finally met his Waterloo in the final.
  • Many good students meet their Waterloo in the maths section.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

downfall defeat undoing

Antonyms

triumph victory

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General knowledge

The Battle of Waterloo in 1815, in present-day Belgium, was Napoleon's final defeat.

1815 का Battle of Waterloo, जो आज के Belgium में है, Napoleon की अंतिम हार थी।