不戦敗(ふせんぱい)

ふせんぱい
noun
loss by default; forfeit
1. loss by default; forfeit
A loss recorded in a competition when a participant cannot compete, whether due to injury, absence, or disqualification, without an actual match taking place.
怪我(けが)で不戦敗(ふせんぱい)になった。
I lost by default due to an injury.
相手(あいて)チームが来(こ)なかったので不戦敗(ふせんぱい)となった。
The opposing team didn't show up, so it was a forfeit.
大関(おおぜき)が体調不良(たいちょうふりょう)で休場(きゅうじょう)し、今日(きょう)の取組(とりくみ)は不戦敗(ふせんぱい)となった。
The ōzeki withdrew due to poor health, and today's bout was recorded as a loss by default.

Compound of 不戦(ふせん) (without fighting) and 敗(はい) (defeat). Commonly used in sumo, martial arts, and other competitive sports. The opposite is 不戦勝(ふせんしょう) (win by default).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 不戦敗(ふせんぱい)になる: to lose by default
  • 不戦敗(ふせんぱい)が付(つ)く: to have a default loss recorded
  • 不戦敗(ふせんぱい)を喫(きっ)する: to suffer a forfeit loss

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 不戦勝(ふせんしょう): win by default — the counterpart; a win without fighting
  • 棄権(きけん): withdrawal, abstention — the act of withdrawing from a competition, which often causes a 不戦敗(ふせんぱい)
  • 反則負(はんそくま)け: loss by foul — losing due to a rule violation during an actual match

Related Words

Antonym: 不戦勝(ふせんしょう) (win by default)
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