being discouraged; losing heart
Archaic noun meaning a state of discouragement or dejection. Not used in modern Japanese; the concept is now expressed with words like 落胆 or がっかり.
In classical texts, 心落ち can refer to a state of being discouraged.
Compound of 心 (heart, mind) and 落ち (falling, dropping), literally 'heart-falling'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.