落らく胆たん

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落胆する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

A strong feeling of being let down or losing heart, often after a setback or failed expectation. Used as both a noun and a する-verb.

〈人ひと〉を落らく胆たんさせるto disappoint/discourage someone
試し験けんに落おちたことが彼かれを落らく胆たんさせた。
Failing the exam left him deeply disappointed.
〈事こと〉に落らく胆たんするto be discouraged/disappointed by something
彼かれは試し合あいの結けっ果かに落らく胆たんした。
He was disheartened by the result of the match.
落らく胆たんの色いろを隠かくせないunable to hide one's disappointment
彼かの女じょは落らく胆たんの色いろを隠かくせなかった。
She couldn't hide her disappointment.
深ふかい落らく胆たんを感かんじるto feel deep discouragement
計けい画かくの失しっ敗ぱいに深ふかい落らく胆たんを感かんじた。
I felt deep discouragement over the failure of the plan.

失しつ望ぼうN3
失望 is a more general, common word for disappointment, while 落胆 emphasizes a heavier, more emotional discouragement or dejection.
がっかりN4
がっかり is a casual, everyday expression for disappointment, whereas 落胆 is more formal and literary.
気き落おち
気落ち is a plain, everyday word for losing heart, while 落胆 sounds more literary and can suggest a deeper, more sustained dejection.
絶ぜつ望ぼうN2
落胆 describes discouragement or dejection, which is less severe and more temporary than the total hopelessness of 絶望.

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げっそりN1
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.
幻げん滅めつ
落胆 emphasizes losing heart or motivation after a setback, whereas 幻滅 focuses on realizing something was not as ideal as believed.
がっくりN1
落胆 is a formal, written noun for disappointment, while がっくり is a more colloquial, expressive word that often implies a physical slump too.
失しつ意い
落胆 describes the immediate feeling of being let down or discouraged, while 失意 suggests a lingering, deeper state of despondency after a failure.

鼓こ舞ぶ
落胆 means to become discouraged or dispirited, the opposite emotional result of being 鼓舞ed (inspired).

落らく着ちゃく
落着 shares the kanji 落 with 落胆 but means the settlement or conclusion of a matter, not disappointment.

Compound of 落 (fall, drop) and 胆 (gallbladder, courage). The combination suggests one's spirit or courage falling, leading to discouragement.