そこねる

損 ねる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to harm, to hurt, to injure, to wreck

    • 彼は機嫌をそこねている。
      He is in an angry mood.

  2. Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb

    to miss one's chance to (do something), to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

    • 君に会い損ねて地団駄を踏んだよ。
      I was chagrined at missing you.