敗はい滅めつ

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

scattered or crushed in defeat; utter defeat

Literary or formal term for a complete, devastating defeat where forces are scattered or annihilated. Often used in historical or military contexts.

• その戦たたかいで敵てき軍ぐんは敗はい滅めつした。

  The enemy army was crushed in that battle.

• 敗はい滅めつの危き機きに瀕ひんした国くにを救すくう。