敗因
Meanings
1
cause of defeat; reason for losing
Used in sports, politics, business, and other competitive contexts to analyze why someone or something lost.
The team analyzed the cause of their defeat.
What was the reason for the election loss?
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉が敗因となるfor something to become the cause of a defeat
A defensive mistake became the cause of the defeat.
- 敗因を分析するto analyze the cause of a defeat
The coach analyzed the cause of the defeat after the game.
- 敗因は〈事〉にあるthe cause of the defeat lies in something
The cause of the defeat was insufficient preparation.
- 敗因を探るto look into the cause of a defeat
The players held a review meeting to look into the cause of their defeat.