はいぼく
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する, intransitive)
1. defeat; loss; reverse; setback
In this battle, not even a single defeat is permitted.
Pitch accent
は
いぼく
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
Examples (10 in total)
He will on no account accept defeat.
Actually, we had prepared ourselves for defeat.
Defeat is slowly but steadily approaching.
The French were defeated at Waterloo.
But that is not a declaration of defeat.
The defeated army retreated from the country.
Bravely though they fought, they were defeated.
In this battle, not even a single defeat is permitted.
If you've lost, all you can do is accept it gracefully, however frustrating it is.
Admitting that fact means defeat.