How do you say "to be disheartened" in Japanese?

“To be disheartened” in Japanese

Short answer

ヘコむ hekomu へこむ

To be disheartened in Japanese is “ヘコむ” (hekomu). Full meaning: to be dented, to be indented, to yield, to give, to sink, to collapse, to cave in; to be beaten, to be overwhelmed, to yield, to give in, to give up; to be disheartened, to feel down, to feel depressed.

Other ways to say “To be disheartened” in Japanese

挫ける kujikeru to be disheartened, to lose heart, to be dispirited, to be crushed (emotionally); to be sprained; to be snapped, to be broken げっそり gessori to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed; suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin 悄気る shogeru to be dispirited, to be dejected, to be disheartened, to lose heart くじける kujikeru to be disheartened, to lose heart, to be dispirited, to be crushed (emotionally); to be sprained; to be snapped, to be broken しょぼくれる shobokureru to be dispirited, to be dejected, to be disheartened, to lose heart ゲッソリ gessori to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed; suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin ゲツソリ gessori to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed; suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin 萎れる shioreru to wither, to wilt, to droop, to fade; to be dejected, to be disheartened, to be depressed, to be crestfallen 気を落とす kiwootosu to be discouraged, to be disheartened 悄げる shogeru to be dispirited, to be dejected, to be disheartened, to lose heart がっかり gakkari to be disappointed, to be dejected, to be downhearted, to be discouraged, to be disheartened, to lose heart, to feel let down; to feel exhausted, to feel drained

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