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げっそりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Describes a sudden emotional letdown or loss of spirit, often visible in one's expression or posture. Commonly used with する or とした.

suddenly thin; emaciated; gaunt

Describes a striking, often sudden loss of weight or a gaunt appearance, typically from illness, stress, or overwork. Used with する or とした.

〈事こと〉にげっそりするto be disheartened/dejected by something
試し験けんの結けっ果かにげっそりした。
I was disheartened by the exam results.
〈人ひと〉がげっそり痩やせるto become suddenly emaciated or gaunt
病びょう気きで一いっ週しゅう間かんでげっそり痩やせてしまった。
He became gaunt, losing weight suddenly in just a week due to illness.
げっそりとした顔かおをするto have a dejected, haggard look on one's face
彼かれはげっそりとした顔かおをしていた。
He had a haggard, dejected look on his face.
げっそりとした頬ほおgaunt, sunken cheeks
彼かの女じょはげっそりとした頬ほおをしていた。
She had gaunt, sunken cheeks.

がっかりN4sense 1
がっかり is a more general term for disappointment, while げっそり emphasizes a visible, often physical deflation or haggardness.
やつれるN1sense 2
やつれる is a verb meaning to become haggard or worn-out, often from prolonged hardship, whereas げっそり highlights a sudden, noticeable change.
落らく胆たんN1sense 1
落胆 is a formal, written word for disappointment, while げっそり conveys the same feeling with a strong sense of visible dejection in one's face or posture.
憔しょう悴すい sense 2
憔悴 is a literary term for looking haggard from exhaustion or grief, while げっそり is a more casual, everyday expression for the same gaunt appearance.

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がりがり
げっそり emphasizes a sudden, drawn, haggard look (often from illness or shock), while がりがり simply describes being bony-thin overall.
ぐったりN2
げっそり stresses a gaunt, drained appearance (e.g. after losing weight or shock), while ぐったり stresses limp physical exhaustion.
がっくりN1
げっそり emphasizes visible weight loss or a haggard look from fatigue or worry, while がっくり is about a sudden drop in energy or spirit without implying appearance change.

ほっそりN1
げっそり sounds similar and also relates to thinness, but it describes an unhealthy, gaunt loss of weight, unlike the pleasing slenderness of ほっそり.

Mimetic word (擬態語) derived from the sound-symbolic element げっそり, imitating a sudden deflation or withering. The exact origin is uncertain.