連敗

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 連敗. Reading: れんぱい. Core meaning: losing streak; consecutive losses.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: チームは三連敗の後でようやく勝利した / 連敗を止めるため選手たちは守備を立て直した.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Consecutive defeats
  • It combines with a count in expressions such as 三連敗, and ending the sequence is 連敗を止める. A single defeat is not a losing streak.