verb Download 🔗Share To put the king of an opponent into checkmate. Examples : "That jerk checkmated me in four moves!" game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape. Examples : "After the company president stole all the funds and fled the country, the employees felt checkmated, with no options left to save their jobs. " situation game achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having a king in check with no possible move to escape check, thus losing the game. Examples : ""After only ten moves, Sarah's king was checkmated, and she lost the chess game." " game achievement Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Suffering a personal loss with no obvious chance to escape the loss. Examples : "After accidentally deleting the only copy of her final project the night before it was due, Sarah felt completely checkmated. " suffering situation emotion negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading