What does 敗戦 mean?
敗戦 is a Japanese noun meaning “defeat, losing a war” in English. It is written as 敗戦 in kanji, はいせん in hiragana, and haisen in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
敗戦のうわさが広まった。
Rumors of defeat were abroad.