打うちひしがれる

う

ち

ひ

し

が

れ

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be crushed; be stricken; be devastated

Describes a state of being emotionally or mentally overwhelmed by grief, shock, disaster, or hardship. Often used in literary or dramatic contexts.

彼かれは突とつ然ぜんの訃ふ報ほうに打うちひしがれた。
He was crushed by the sudden news of the death.
震しん災さいの被ひ害がいに打

う

ちひしが

れ

た

人ひと

々びと

を

支し

援えん

する

。

We support people who have been devastated by the earthquake disaster.

Written forms

打うちひしがれる
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling; the most common written form.
打うち拉ひしがれる
Rare kanji spelling using 拉; not commonly used in modern writing.

Kanji

打strike, hit, knock
拉Latin, kidnap, crush

Similar words

打うちのめす
打ちのめす is a transitive verb meaning 'to knock down' or 'to defeat decisively', often used in physical or competitive contexts, while 打ちひしがれる is intransitive and focuses on the emotional state of being crushed.
落おち込こむ
落ち込む is a more common, everyday word for feeling depressed or down, whereas 打ちひしがれる implies a heavier, more dramatic emotional blow.

Etymology

Compound of 打ち (uchi, prefix adding emphasis or force) and ひしがれる (hishigareru, 'to be crushed'), the passive form of ひしぐ (hishigu, 'to crush'). The kanji 拉 is an ateji for ひしぐ.