敗退

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 敗退 is read as はいたい and means “elimination” and “defeat”.
• Basic usage: It describes a local team being eliminated in a semifinal and using preliminary-round defeat as motivation.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 準決勝で敗退する / 予選敗退
  • Use 準決勝で敗退する as a verb and 予選敗退 as a compact noun compound naming the stage.