To be defeated or lose (a match, election, proposal, etc.); to fail or be unsuccessful.
チームは準決勝で敗れ、決勝には進めなかった。
The team was defeated in the semifinals and did not advance to the final.
その案は審査で敗れて採用されなかった。
The proposal lost in the review and was not adopted.
彼は選挙で僅差で敗れた。
He was narrowly defeated in the election.
長年の努力が報われず敗れたと感じた。
He felt defeated when years of effort did not pay off.