喫する

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 喫する and read きっする, it is a formal verb for suffering or incurring an unfavorable result such as defeat or damage.
• Basic usage: It appears when a favorite loses badly and when a fictional town suffers storm damage.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Negative-result object in this use
  • Although the verb has another sense involving consumption, these contexts take defeat or harm as what is incurred.