敗はい報ほう

noun

news of defeat

A somewhat formal or literary term for a report or announcement of a loss, especially in war, sports, or competitions.

• 選せん挙きょの敗はい報ほうが届とどいた。

  News of the election defeat arrived.

• 彼かれはチームの敗はい報ほうを聞きいて落おち込こんだ。

  He was depressed to hear the news of his team's defeat.