This is the 10224th most frequent Japanese word.
陥り
"陥り" (おちいり) means "falling into" or "succumbing to," often referring to a negative situation or state.
The word "陥り" refers to falling or descending into a specific state, often negative like failure.
彼の計画は失敗に陥りました。
His plan fell into failure.
Here, "陥り" is used to describe a current state of being trapped in or affected by a negative circumstance like financial crisis.
その会社は財政危機に陥っている状態だ。
The company is in a state of financial crisis.
In this sentence, "陥り" illustrates an effort to prevent falling into a negative state such as confusion.