完敗|かんぱいkanpai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
    ドジャースはジャイアンツに完敗かんぱいした。↗
    The Dodgers were annihilated by the Giants.
Conjugation
Dictionary form完敗する(かんぱいする)
Polite (masu)完敗します(かんぱいします)
Negative (nai)完敗しない(かんぱいしない)
polite (masen)完敗しません(かんぱいしません)
classical zu / nu完敗せず・完敗せぬ(かんぱいせず・かんぱいせぬ)
Past (ta)完敗した(かんぱいした)
polite (mashita)完敗しました(かんぱいしました)
Past negative (nakatta)完敗しなかった(かんぱいしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)完敗しませんでした(かんぱいしませんでした)
Te form完敗して(かんぱいして)
Potential完敗できる(かんぱいできる)
Passive完敗される(かんぱいされる)
Causative完敗させる(かんぱいさせる)
Causative passive完敗させられる(かんぱいさせられる)
Conditional (ba)完敗すれば(かんぱいすれば)
tara完敗したら(かんぱいしたら)
Volitional完敗しよう(かんぱいしよう)
polite (mashou)完敗しましょう(かんぱいしましょう)
Imperative完敗しろ(かんぱいしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym惨敗ざんぱいNeutralStresses losing badly and looking bad in the process; 「完敗」 stresses being utterly beaten with no chance to fight back.
  • Synonym大敗たいはいNeutralA crushing loss, usable for matches, elections, wars and the like; 「完敗」 stresses being completely overwhelmed with no chance of winning.
  • Related総崩れそうくずれNeutralA rout in which the whole line gives way — used when an army or an entire team is beaten; stresses the group as a whole collapsing.
  • Antonym完勝かんしょうNeutralA complete victory, used mostly for matches and competition; the direct opposite of 「完敗」.

Use 「完敗」 for losing completely with no chance of winning, as in 「完敗を認める」. For a heavy, ugly loss use 「惨敗」 or 「大敗」; for a whole team or army collapsing use 「総崩れ」. The opposite is 「完勝」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 完全かんぜんに負まけること。
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