conquest
[noun]
Synonyms:
- defeat, mastery, overthrow, rout, triumph, victory
- takeover, annexation, coup, invasion, occupation, subjugation

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Related Words: defeating, overthrow, rout, routing, subdual

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English Thesaurus: upset, hurt, distressed, distraught, in a (terrible) state, ...

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con‧quest /ˈkɒŋkwest $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ noun
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere; ⇒ conquer]

1. [singular, uncountable] the act of getting control of a country by fighting:
the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of England by the Normans)
conquest of
the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire

2. [countable] land that is won in a war:
French conquests in Asia

3. [countable] someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex with you – often used humorously:
He boasts about his many conquests.

4. [countable] when you gain control of or deal successfully with something that is difficult or dangerous
conquest of
the conquest of space

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

conquest
noun
ADJ. rapid the rapid conquest of Madrid
military | Norman, Roman, Spanish, etc. the Roman conquest of Britain
sexual
VERB + CONQUEST make The army made many conquests in the east.
complete
PREP. by/through ~ He continued to expand his kingdom by conquest.

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upset [not before noun] unhappy and worried because something unpleasant or disappointing has happened:
Miss Hurley is too upset to speak to anyone at the moment.
She’s still deeply upset about her uncle’s death.
He’s upset that he didn’t get an invitation to their wedding.
hurt upset and shocked because someone has been unkind to you, especially someone that you trusted and thought was a friend:
Bill felt deeply hurt when he realized she had lied to him.
Gretta was really hurt that none of her friends came to visit her in the hospital.
Jackson was said to be ‘deeply hurt’ by the newspaper reports about him.
He had a hurt expression on his face.
distressed very upset:
Priests have been counselling distressed relatives of the victims.
She was visibly distressed after hearing of her husband’s accident.
Matilda was too distressed to speak.
distraught written so upset and worried that you are unable to do normal things, and nothing can make you feel calm:
Benson was so distraught over the breakup of his marriage that he felt like committing suicide.
The distraught parents of the missing baby have made a public appeal for her return.
in a (terrible) state British English informal so upset that you cannot stop crying:
She called me one night in a terrible state, saying she wanted to die.
I could see that she was in a bit of a state.
be worked up informal to be very upset or angry, so that you think things are worse than they really are:
I was too worked up to sleep.
It’s not worth getting worked up about. Anyone can make a mistake.
victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute:
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.
The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.
We’re very confident of victory.
win noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition:
It was an important win for the Yankees.
A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.
triumph noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics:
Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister.
conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
walkover especially British English, cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.

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victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute:
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.
The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.
We’re very confident of victory.
win noun [countable] a victory in a sports game or in a competition:
It was an important win for the Yankees.
A couple from London are celebrating a big lottery win.
triumph noun [countable] written an important victory, especially in war or politics:
Thatcher’s greatest triumph was becoming the UK’s first female Prime Minister.
conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
walkover especially British English, cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.
upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated:
Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.
come first/be first to win a race or competition:
Our team came first.
Jo was first in the race and I was second.
finish in first place (also come in first) to win a race, competition, or election:
The Democratic candidate finished in first place.
I couldn’t believe it when the horse I chose came in first.
come out on top informal to win a game, competition, argument etc:
United came out on top after a thrilling game.
They did a survey and the Swedish car-maker came out on top.
If you try to argue with him, he always comes out on top.
be leading/be in the lead to be winning a game, race election etc at the moment:
The High School team are leading with sixty points.
With only two minutes left to play, we were still in the lead.
be ahead to be doing better than someone else in a game, competition, or election:
He’s still fifty seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
A week before the election, they were still ahead in the polls.

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win to be the best or most successful in a competition, game, election etc:
Italy won the World Cup in 2006.
He has a realistic chance of winning the Championship.
come first/be first to win a race or competition:
Our team came first.
Jo was first in the race and I was second.
finish in first place (also come in first) to win a race, competition, or election:
The Democratic candidate finished in first place.
I couldn’t believe it when the horse I chose came in first.
triumph written to win a great victory, especially after a long and difficult battle, game etc:
Britain triumphed over its enemies.
In the end, the Yankees triumphed.
come out on top informal to win a game, competition, argument etc:
United came out on top after a thrilling game.
They did a survey and the Swedish car-maker came out on top.
If you try to argue with him, he always comes out on top.
be leading/be in the lead to be winning a game, race election etc at the moment:
The High School team are leading with sixty points.
With only two minutes left to play, we were still in the lead.
be ahead to be doing better than someone else in a game, competition, or election:
He’s still fifty seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
A week before the election, they were still ahead in the polls.
winner the person or thing that wins a race, competition etc:
A prize of £500 will be awarded to the winner.
the winning team/player/horse etc the one that wins:
The winning team will go through to the grand final in Milan.
champion (also the title holder American English) someone who has won a competition, especially in sport:
He became the heavyweight boxing champion.
record-holder someone who has achieved the fastest speed, the longest distance etc in a sport:
the world high-jump record-holder
a big win (=an important win, or one that you win by a large amount)
This is one of the biggest wins I’ve had.
an easy win
The Australian appeared to be heading for an easy win.
a comfortable win (=one that you win by a large amount, so that you do not have to worry about winning)
Chelsea had a comfortable win against Crystal Palace.
a convincing win especially British English (=a win by a large amount)
Scotland cruised to a convincing win over Ireland.
a five-point/two-goal etc win
The team had a nine-point win over Arizona.
have/score a win
We haven’t had a win for three games.
notch up a win (=achieve a win)
Escude has now notched up three consecutive wins over him.
pull off a win (=win when it is difficult to win)
The side has pulled off two excellent wins in the past couple of weeks.
clinch a win (=finally win after a difficult contest)
He suffered some anxious moments before clinching a 9–6 win over Dennis Taylor last night.
cruise to a win (=win easily)
Arsenal cruised to a win over Chelsea.
victory noun [uncountable and countable] a situation in which you win a battle, game, election, or dispute:
The crowds celebrated Italy’s victory against England.
The party won a comfortable victory in the general election.
We’re very confident of victory.
conquest noun [countable] a situation in which one country wins a war against another country and takes control of it:
the Spanish conquest of Mexico
Caesar is well-known for his military conquests.
landslide noun [countable] an election victory in which one party or candidate gets far more votes than their opponents:
In 1945, there was a Labour landslide.
walkover especially British English, cakewalk American English noun [countable] informal a very easy victory:
The match was expected to be a walkover for Brazil.
upset noun [countable] a situation in which the person, team, party etc that was expected to win is defeated:
Truman pulled off the greatest election upset in United States history.

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