失墜

Reading

Kana: しっつい

Romaji: shittsui

Definition

noun

vs

1

abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)

Kanji

失

Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる

Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss

墜

Readings: ツイ、 お.ちる、 お.つ

Meanings: crash, fall (down)

Example Sentence

どんな理由(りゆう)があろうと、せっかく軌道(きどう)に乗(の)せた貿易(ぼうえき)を失墜(しっつい)させたのは大(だい)失態(しったい)だ。

➥Whatever the reason, forfeiting the trade that we finally got on track is a fiasco.