[neūay-jai] (v, exp) EN: be downhearted ; be depressed ; be disheartened ; be despondent ; be downcast ; be discouraged ; be dispirited ; be mentally tiredFR: être déprimé ; être découragé ; souffrir de fatigue mentale
v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disheartened p. pr. & vb. n. Disheartening. ] [ Pref. dis- + hearten. ] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. [ 1913 Webster ]
Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened. Macaulay.
adj. made less hopeful or enthusiastic; as, their lack of interest disheartened the instructor. [ Narrower terms: pessimistic (vs. optimistic) ] Syn. -- demoralized, discouraged. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[しおれる, shioreru] (v1, vi) (1) (esp. 萎れる, 凋れる) to wither; to wilt; to droop; to fade; (2) (esp. 萎れる, 悄れる) to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed; to be crestfallen; (P)