# die Niederlage

die Niederlage is a German noun meaning “defeat”. Forms: der Niederlage, die Niederlagen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Niederlage
- Plural: die Niederlagen

## In other languages

- Русский: поражение, разгром
- Українська: поразка

## Meanings

1. defeat, loss
   - eine vernichtende Niederlage — a crushing defeat

## Examples

- Niederlagen folgen immer Erfolge. — Failures are always followed by successes.
- Toms Mannschaft musste eine vernichtende Niederlage einstecken. — Tom's team suffered a crushing defeat.
- Die Niederlage war kaum zu ertragen. — The defeat was hard to accept.
- Tom nahm seine Niederlage gelassen hin. — Tom was gracious in defeat.
- Sein Leben war eine lange Reihe von Niederlagen. — His life was a long series of defeats.

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