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[はい()·せん()]
haisen
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 敗戦

noun, suru verb
  1. defeat; lost battle; losing a war

Definition and Synonyms for 敗戦

Lose fail to win
Synonyms: 敗る, 敗れる, 敗北, 敗戦, 負ける
Defeat an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
Synonyms: 取りこぼす, 戦敗, , 敗北, 敗戦, 敗軍, , , 負け, 負ける, 負け戦, 黒星

Meanings for each kanji in 敗戦

» failure; defeat; reversal
» war; battle; match

Categories 敗戦 is a member of

Finish event whose occurrence ends something
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Failure an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
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Sample Sentences for 敗戦

Rumors of defeat were abroad.
The victorious country dictated the terms of peace to the defeated country.
World War II ended and the Olympics were revived in 1948 in London, but the losing countries of the war, Germany and Japan, were not invited.

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