挫败

Traditional form:

挫敗

Pinyin (reading):

cuòbài

Definitions:

• to thwart; to foil (sb's plans)
• a setback; a failure; a defeat

Characters:

• 挫 - to check, to obstruct, to push down
• 败 - failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat

Traditional characters:

• 挫 - to check, to obstruct, to push down
• 敗 - failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat