敵てき失しつ

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Meanings

opponent's mistake; error by the enemy

Used in competitive contexts (sports, games, business, military) to refer to a mistake made by the opposing side that benefits one's own side.

試し合あいは相あい手ての敵てき失しつで勝かった。
We won the match due to the opponent's mistake.
敵てき失しつを見み逃のがさずに攻せめるのが大だい事じだ。
It's important to attack without overlooking the enemy's errors.

Usage patterns

敵てき失しつに乗じょうじるto take advantage of the opponent's mistake
相あい手ての敵てき失しつに乗じょうじて一いっ気きに逆ぎゃく転てんした。
They capitalized on the opponent's mistake and turned the game around in one go.
敵てき失しつに助たすけられるto be bailed out by the opponent's mistake
今日きょうの試し合あいは敵てき失しつに助たすけられて勝かった。
We won today's game, helped along by the opponent's mistake.
敵てき失しつが続つづくthe opponent's mistakes keep happening
相あい手てチームの敵てき失しつが続つづき、こちらのチャンスが増ふえた。
The opposing team kept making mistakes, giving us more chances.

Kanji

敵enemy, foe, opponent
失lose, error, fault

Related words

自じ滅めつN1
敵失 refers to a mistake made by the opponent that benefits your side, while 自滅 refers to one's own side ruining itself.
失しっ策さく
失策 is a general word for a blunder or error, often one's own, whereas 敵失 specifically means the error was made by the opposing side.
ミスN3
ミス is a generic, everyday word for any mistake, while 敵失 is limited to a mistake made by the opponent.
エラー
エラー is a loanword for an error, especially in baseball, without specifying whose side made it, unlike 敵失 which is always about the opponent's mistake.

Etymology

Compound of 敵 (enemy, opponent) and 失 (loss, mistake). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in modern competitive contexts such as sports and military analysis.