追おい落おとし

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Meanings

1

chasing down; pushing down; deposing; ousting

General noun for the act of pursuing and bringing someone down, often in political or competitive contexts.

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The opposition party is aiming to oust the prime minister.

彼かれはライバル会社がいしゃの追おい落おとしに成せい功こうした。

He succeeded in driving out the rival company.

2

connect-and-die; oiotoshi

Go term: a position where connecting stones in atari still leaves them capturable.

追おい出だす
追い出す is a verb meaning 'to drive out' or 'to expel', focusing on the action of forcing someone or something out, while 追い落とし is a noun emphasizing the process of chasing down and overthrowing.
失しっ脚きゃく
失脚 refers to losing one's position or falling from power, often as a result of scandal or failure, whereas 追い落とし implies an active effort by others to bring someone down.

Compound of 追い (chasing) and 落とし (dropping, bringing down). The Go sense is a specialized extension of the general meaning.

Variant with simplified okurigana.