大敗|たいはいtaihai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbcrushing defeat
    I was extremely disappointed to see our national soccer team suffer a historic loss.
Conjugation
Dictionary form大敗する(たいはいする)
Polite (masu)大敗します(たいはいします)
Negative (nai)大敗しない(たいはいしない)
polite (masen)大敗しません(たいはいしません)
classical zu / nu大敗せず・大敗せぬ(たいはいせず・たいはいせぬ)
Past (ta)大敗した(たいはいした)
polite (mashita)大敗しました(たいはいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)大敗しなかった(たいはいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)大敗しませんでした(たいはいしませんでした)
Te form大敗して(たいはいして)
Potential大敗できる(たいはいできる)
Passive大敗される(たいはいされる)
Causative大敗させる(たいはいさせる)
Causative passive大敗させられる(たいはいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)大敗すれば(たいはいすれば)
tara大敗したら(たいはいしたら)
Volitional大敗しよう(たいはいしよう)
polite (mashou)大敗しましょう(たいはいしましょう)
Imperative大敗しろ(たいはいしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym惨敗ざんぱいNeutralAn ugly, humiliating defeat; stresses how bad the loss looks and carries more emotional force than 「大敗」.
  • Synonym完敗かんぱいNeutralA defeat with no chance to fight back; stresses being utterly outplayed, though the score need not be lopsided.
  • Related総崩れそうくずれNeutralA rout where the whole side falls apart at once; stresses the overall collapse, while 「大敗」 stresses a lopsided gap in score or losses.
  • Antonym大勝たいしょうNeutralA big, decisive victory; the direct opposite of 「大敗」.
  • Antonym完勝かんしょうNeutralA complete, total victory; the opposite of 「大敗」.

Use 「大敗」 for a crushing defeat by a wide margin in score or losses, as in 「大敗を喫する」. For an ugly loss say 「惨敗」, for being helpless say 「完敗」, for a total collapse say 「総崩れ」; the opposite is 「大勝」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 大おおきく敗北はいぼくすること。
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