失態

• 読み: しったい
• ローマ字: shittai
• 漢字の分解: 失 (shitsu) — lose, fail; 態 (tai) — state, bearing, manner, conduct
• 発音: /ɕit.ta.i/

意味

Blunder; disgrace; misconduct. A serious lapse in conduct or performance that causes embarrassment or damage to one's reputation.

More serious than a simple 失敗 (failure) or ミス (mistake). 失態 implies a failure of composure, professionalism, or moral standards in a public or responsible context. Common phrases include 失態を犯す (to commit a blunder), 失態をさらす (to expose one's disgrace), and 失態を演じる (to make a spectacle of oneself). Often used in journalism about public figures.

例文

1. 公の場での相次ぐ失態が、彼の政治生命を事実上終わらせることになった。
2. 重要な商談に必要書類を忘れるという失態を犯し、彼は深く反省した。
3. あの失態を教訓として、二度と同じ過ちは繰り返さないと固く心に誓った。

使い方ガイド

場面: journalism, politics, business, social conduct

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Sino-Japanese compound. 失 means to lose or to fail, 態 means state, bearing, or manner. Together they describe the state of having lost one's proper bearing — a failure of conduct rather than merely of skill.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated