厄やく負まけ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

suffering misfortune due to an unlucky year

Refers to being affected by bad luck or calamities believed to be caused by one's yakudoshi (unlucky age). Often used in the context of traditional Japanese superstition about certain ages being prone to misfortune.

• 今年ことしは厄やく年どしだから、厄やく負まけしないように気きをつけている。

  Since this year is my unlucky year, I'm being careful not to suffer misfortune.

• 厄やく負まけを避さけるために、神じん社じゃでお祓はらいを受うけた。

  To avoid being victimized by the unlucky year, I had a purification ceremony at the shrine.