be defeated

(shellfish/money) + (director)
★★★☆☆
11 strokes

Onyomi

HAI

Are you a loser ? HAI!

Mnemonic

The director defeated me and stole my money!

Kunyomi

( で or に ) やぶ*れる to be beaten
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

失敗(しっぱい) する

failure ★★★★☆
(miss out on) + (be defeated) = 失敗 (failure)

any failure! Flunking a test, your plan fails, no one comes to your party, your business goes bankrupt, your mom's chest waxing goes wrong and her pec-fro winds up as Beyonce's wig.

大失敗(だいしっぱい)

total disaster ★★☆☆☆
(big) + (failure) = 大失敗 (total disaster)

a total disaster.

Synonyms

lose
負ける    参った    敗北    失敗    失う    不合格    落第