心こころ落おち

noun

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.

• 古こ文ぶんでは「心こころ落おち」が気き落おちした状じょう態たいを表あらわすことがある。

  In classical texts, 心落ち can refer to a state of being discouraged.