惨敗|ざんぱいzanpai[0]heiban (flat)

Common
さんぱいsanpai
Definitions
  1. 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.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 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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Japanese definitions
  1. 惨みじめな敗北はいぼく。惨憺さんたんたる負まけ方かた。
  2. 惨みじめな敗北はいぼくをする。惨憺さんたんたる負まけ方かたをする。
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