Translation guide
How to express feeling dispirited, discouraged, or downhearted in Japanese. Covers emotional states from mild disappointment to deep dejection.
The speaker feels a loss of hope or enthusiasm, often due to a setback or difficulty.
The most common and versatile way to say 'feel down' or 'be depressed'. Used for temporary low spirits.
I'm feeling dispirited after failing the exam.
He's dispirited after a broken heart.
Expresses disappointment, often when expectations are not met. Less intense than 落ち込む.
I was dispirited to hear the result.
A more formal or literary expression meaning 'to be dispirited' or 'lose one's spirit'. Often used in writing.
The team is dispirited after consecutive losses.
Casual verb meaning 'to be dispirited' or 'to mope'. Often used for visible dejection.
He's dispirited after being scolded.
Means 'to feel dispirited' or 'to feel gloomy'. Often used for a lingering low mood.
Continuous rainy days make me feel dispirited.
The speaker feels listless or unmotivated, often as a result of being dispirited.
Describing someone's appearance or demeanor as dispirited.
Onomatopoeic adverb/verb for looking dejected or dispirited, often with drooping shoulders.
The dog is sitting there looking dispirited.
Verb meaning 'to hang one's head'. Describes the physical posture of a dispirited person.
彼はうつむいて歩いていた。
He was walking with his head down, looking dispirited.