劣れっ敗ぱい

noun

defeat of the weaker; survival of the fittest

Often used in the context of social Darwinism or competitive selection, where the inferior or weaker side is eliminated. Frequently appears in the compound 優勝劣敗 (yūshō reppai).

• 自し然ぜん界かいでは優ゆう勝しょう劣れっ敗ぱいが原げん則そくだ。

  In nature, the principle is the survival of the fittest.

• 資し本ほん主しゅ義ぎの下もとでは劣れっ敗ぱいは避さけられないと考かんがえる人ひともいる。

  Some people think that under capitalism, the defeat of the weaker is inevitable.