Translation guide
How to express being physically crushed, emotionally devastated, or defeated in Japanese.
Describing something being physically crushed, flattened, or smashed by force.
Intransitive verb meaning to be crushed, squashed, or flattened. Used for objects losing their shape due to pressure.
Expressing a feeling of being emotionally crushed, heartbroken, or devastated.
Idiom meaning 'one's heart breaks' or 'spirit is crushed'. Used when losing motivation or hope.
Being crushed in a competition, argument, or by overwhelming force.
To be overwhelmed or overpowered. Often used in sports, debates, or by superior force.
箱が潰れた。
The box was crushed.
The can was stepped on and crushed.
Passive form of 押し潰す (to crush by pressing). Emphasizes being crushed by a pressing force.
The car was crushed by the press machine.
Literally 'become powder'. Used when something is crushed into small pieces or shattered.
The vase fell and was smashed to pieces.
I failed so many times that my spirit was crushed.
Passive verb meaning to be beaten down or devastated, often emotionally or psychologically.
He was crushed by the news.
To be shocked or devastated. Common for emotional impact.
She was crushed by the breakup talk.
We were crushed by the opposing team.
To suffer a complete defeat. Used in competitive contexts.
I was crushed in the match.
Slang for losing badly, 'crushed' in a very casual sense.
I got crushed in yesterday's game.