敗走|はいそうhaisou[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbflight; rout; debacle
    ドイツ軍ぐんは敗走はいそうした。↗
    The Germans took to flight.
Conjugation
Dictionary form敗走する(はいそうする)
Polite (masu)敗走します(はいそうします)
Negative (nai)敗走しない(はいそうしない)
polite (masen)敗走しません(はいそうしません)
classical zu / nu敗走せず・敗走せぬ(はいそうせず・はいそうせぬ)
Past (ta)敗走した(はいそうした)
polite (mashita)敗走しました(はいそうしました)
Past negative (nakatta)敗走しなかった(はいそうしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)敗走しませんでした(はいそうしませんでした)
Te form敗走して(はいそうして)
Potential敗走できる(はいそうできる)
Passive敗走される(はいそうされる)
Causative敗走させる(はいそうさせる)
Causative passive敗走させられる(はいそうさせられる)
Conditional (ba)敗走すれば(はいそうすれば)
tara敗走したら(はいそうしたら)
Volitional敗走しよう(はいそうしよう)
polite (mashou)敗走しましょう(はいそうしましょう)
Imperative敗走しろ(はいそうしろ)

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

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related退却たいきゃくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Withdrawing or pulling back from a battlefield, not necessarily after a defeat — it can be a deliberate retreat; 「敗走」 is fleeing after losing.
  • Related撤退てったいNeutralNeutral. Withdrawing from positions, markets, etc. — a strategic decision, as in 「市場から撤退する」; 「敗走」 is fleeing after a defeat.
  • Related敗北はいぼくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Simply losing — a defeat in battle or a contest; it carries no sense of running away, which is the core of 「敗走」.
  • Antonym進撃しんげきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Attacking while pushing forward; the opposite of 「敗走」, which is falling back in flight after defeat.
  • Antonym追撃ついげきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Pursuing and attacking a fleeing enemy — the flip side of 「敗走」, where you are the one running.
  • Antonym勝利しょうりNeutralNeutral. Winning a battle or contest; the direct opposite of 「敗走」, losing the fight and fleeing.

Use 「敗走」 — written/formal — for fleeing after losing a battle, as in 「敵軍が敗走する」. For pulling back say 「撤退」 or 「退却」; for simply losing, 「敗北」. The opposites are 「追撃」 and 「勝利」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. 戦たたかいに敗やぶれ逃走とうそうすること。
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