形無し（かたなし）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: losing all face/ruined reputation
Example sentences
- 負けて形無しになる。 — Losing left him utterly humiliated.
- せっかくの努力が形無しだ。 — All that hard work has gone to waste.
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