惨敗|ざんぱいzanpai[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 惨敗する(ざんぱいする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 惨敗します(ざんぱいします) |
| Negative (nai) | 惨敗しない(ざんぱいしない) |
| polite (masen) | 惨敗しません(ざんぱいしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 惨敗せず・惨敗せぬ(ざんぱいせず・ざんぱいせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 惨敗した(ざんぱいした) |
| polite (mashita) | 惨敗しました(ざんぱいしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 惨敗しなかった(ざんぱいしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 惨敗しませんでした(ざんぱいしませんでした) |
| Te form | 惨敗して(ざんぱいして) |
| Potential | 惨敗できる(ざんぱいできる) |
| Passive | 惨敗される(ざんぱいされる) |
| Causative | 惨敗させる(ざんぱいさせる) |
| Causative passive | 惨敗させられる(ざんぱいさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 惨敗すれば(ざんぱいすれば) |
| tara | 惨敗したら(ざんぱいしたら) |
| Volitional | 惨敗しよう(ざんぱいしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 惨敗しましょう(ざんぱいしましょう) |
| Imperative | 惨敗しろ(ざんぱいしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym大敗たいはいNeutralLosing badly or by a large margin. Very close to 「惨敗」, which carries an extra nuance of being wretched, a sorry sight.
- Synonym完敗かんぱいNeutralA thorough, undisputed loss with no room for argument, as in 「完敗を認める」; stresses being beaten completely, while 「惨敗」 adds a wretched tone.
- Related総崩れそうくずれNeutralA rout in which the whole formation or line collapses, e.g. 「主力が総崩れ」; stresses the entire side caving in rather than how wretched the loss looks.
- Antonym大勝たいしょうNeutralWinning by a wide margin; the direct opposite of 「惨敗」.
- Antonym完勝かんしょうNeutralA victory in which you completely overpower the opponent; the direct opposite of 「惨敗」.
Use 「惨敗」 for a humiliating, miserable defeat. For losing by a big score pick 「大敗」; for losing outright with no room for argument, 「完敗」; for a whole team or line collapsing, 「総崩れ」. The opposites are 「大勝」 and 「完勝」.
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