noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verbintransitive verbabasement;fall;forfeiture;sinking (in people's estimation)
どんな理由があろうと、せっかく軌道に乗せた貿易を失墜させたのは大失態だ。
Whatever the reason, forfeiting the trade that we finally got on track is a fiasco.