連敗(れんぱい)

れんぱい
noun, suru verb
losing streak, consecutive losses
1. losing streak, consecutive losses
A series of successive defeats without any wins in between. Used in sports, games, competitions, and other contests.
チームは今(いま)、5連敗(れんぱい)中(ちゅう)だ。
The team is currently on a 5-game losing streak.
連敗(れんぱい)を止(と)めたい。
I want to stop the losing streak.
連敗(れんぱい)が続(つづ)いてチームの士気(しき)が下(さ)がっている。
The continuous losses have lowered the team's morale.

WORD FORMATION:

  • 連(れん) (consecutive) + 敗(はい) (defeat)

COUNTING STREAKS:

  • 2連敗(れんぱい) (two consecutive losses)
  • 5連敗(れんぱい) (five consecutive losses)
  • 10連敗(れんぱい) (ten consecutive losses)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 連勝(れんしょう) (winning streak) - antonym
  • 連続(れんぞく)敗北(はいぼく) (consecutive defeats - formal)
  • スランプ (slump)
  • 低迷(ていめい) (being in a slump)

EXPRESSIONS:

  • 連敗(れんぱい)脱出(だっしゅつ) (breaking out of a losing streak)
  • 連敗(れんぱい)地獄(じごく) (losing streak hell - informal)
  • 泥沼(どろぬま)の連敗(れんぱい) (quagmire of consecutive losses)

COLLOCATIONS:

  • 連敗(れんぱい)を止(と)める (to stop a losing streak)
  • 連敗(れんぱい)が続(つづ)く (for losses to continue)
  • 連敗(れんぱい)を脱出(だっしゅつ)する (to escape a losing streak)
  • 連敗(れんぱい)を喫(きっ)する (to suffer consecutive losses - formal)

Related Words

Antonym: 連勝(れんしょう) (winning streak)
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Added 2026.1.18 8:10 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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