term introduced in a Bill Simmons mailbag to describe a situation in which a vastly superior team or group completely underperforms, sinks to the level of their inferior opponent, and barely emerges victorious.
When New England needed overtime to beat the lowly Detroit Lions, Bill Belichick considered this to be a moral defeat and promptly ass-raped his offensive line.
by QQ Canoe October 10, 2009
Get the moral defeatmug.