しったい
Shittai
Other forms: 失体
失態 (Shittai) is a Japanese noun meaning “blunder, fault, error, mistake”.
Meanings
- nounblunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
Examples
あの事件は大統領の失態であった。
That incident was a black mark against the president.
どんな理由があろうと、せっかく軌道に乗せた貿易を失墜させたのは大失態だ。
Whatever the reason, forfeiting the trade that we finally got on track is a fiasco.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).