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挫折 (ざせつ, zasetsu) Japanese meaning: setback | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 挫折する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 挫ざ 折せつ する 挫ざ 折せつ しない Polite 挫ざ 折せつ します 挫ざ 折せつ しません Past polite 挫ざ 折せつ しました 挫ざ 折せつ しませんでした Past 挫ざ 折せつ した 挫ざ 折せつ しなかった Te-form 挫ざ 折せつ して 挫ざ 折せつ しないで Desire 挫ざ 折せつ したい 挫ざ 折せつ したくない Potential 挫ざ 折せつ できる 挫ざ 折せつ できない Passive 挫ざ 折せつ される 挫ざ 折せつ されない Causative 挫ざ 折せつ させる 挫ざ 折せつ させない Causative passive 挫ざ 折せつ させられる 挫ざ 折せつ させられない Volitional 挫ざ 折せつ しよう Polite volitional 挫ざ 折せつ しましょう Imperative 挫ざ 折せつ しろ 挫ざ 折せつ するな Conditional 挫ざ 折せつ すれば 挫ざ 折せつ しなければ Tara conditional 挫ざ 折せつ したら 挫ざ 折せつ しなかったら
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彼かれ は 事じ 業ぎょう に 挫ざ 折せつ し て 、 故こ 郷きょう に 帰かえ っ た 。
He suffered a setback in his business and returned to his hometown.
No matter how many times I fail, I want to try again.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 に 挫ざ 折せつ する to be discouraged and give up on something
He gave up on his diet halfway through.
挫ざ 折せつ を 味あじ わう to experience a bitter setback
He tasted failure for the first time.
挫ざ 折せつ を 乗の り 越こ える to overcome a setback
She overcame her setbacks and realized her dream.
〈 計けい 画かく 〉 が 挫ざ 折せつ する for a plan to fall through / be derailed
The plan fell through due to lack of funds.
Related words 失敗 refers to failure or a mistake in general, while 挫折 specifically emphasizes the breaking of one's spirit or ambition and the discouragement that follows.
頓挫 describes a plan or project coming to a sudden halt or deadlock in formal contexts, while 挫折 focuses on the personal, emotional toll of such a setback.
断念 is the deliberate act of giving up on something after deciding it's hopeless, whereas 挫折 is the experience of being thwarted, often against one's will.
挫折 is the common everyday word for a setback or frustration, while 蹉跎 is a rare, literary synonym with the same meaning.
Opposites 成功 means success in achieving a goal, the direct opposite of 挫折, which means having one's plans or ambitions broken.
挫折 means a plan or dream is thwarted or fails partway through, the opposite of 実現, where it is successfully brought into reality.
挫折 means being thwarted or giving up partway through, the opposite of 貫徹, which means carrying something through to the end.
Etymology Compound of 挫 (ざ, 'break, sprain') and 折 (せつ, 'break, fold'). The combination conveys the idea of something being broken or crushed, metaphorically extended to plans and morale.
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挫折する means to break down or give up partway through, the opposite of 乗り切る's sense of successfully getting all the way through a hardship.
