► 副詞
しょぼんと [(3)しょぼんと] [coll] meaning: discouraged rank: 2
☆ 彼はしょぼんと座っていた ⇨ He was sitting dejected (☛ From a third party’s point of view)
しゅんと [しゅんと] [coll] meaning: discouraged rank: 3
☆ 彼女は仕事で大失敗してしゅんとしている ⇨ She made a blunder at work and is really down
しょんぼり [(4)しょんぼり] [coll] meaning: discouraged rank: 3
☆ 彼は失敗してしょんぼりしている ⇨ He failed and looks sad and dejected
► 動詞
気落ち [きおち] [気落ちする] meaning: discouraged rank: 2
☆ 彼は失敗してひどく気落ちしている ⇨ He is really dejected by the failure
腐る [(2)くさる] [coll] meaning: discouraged rank: 2
☆ 彼はサッカーのチームに選ばれなくて腐っている ⇨ He is sulking because he was not chosen for the football team (☛ Be demoralized and become negative and resentful)
挫ける [(3)くじける] meaning: discouraged rank: 2
☆ 彼は何度失敗しても挫けない ⇨ He never gets demoralized no matter how many times he fails
へこたれる [へこたれる] meaning: discouraged rank: 2
☆ そう簡単にへこたれるようじゃ駄目だ ⇨ You can’t be discouraged that easily
めげる [(2)めげる] meaning: discouraged rank: 2
☆ そう簡単にめげるなよ ⇨ Don’t be discouraged so easily
☆ 彼は苦境にもめげず頑張る人だ ⇨ He works hard without getting defeated despite adversities
いじける [いじける] meaning: discouraged rank: 3
☆ ちょっと批判されただけでいじけちゃ駄目だ ⇨ You can be demoralized meekly just because you’re criticized a little (☛ Be demoralized meekly and/or cowardly)
項垂れる [うなだれる] meaning: discouraged rank: 3
☆ 負けたチームの選手は皆うなだれていた ⇨ All the players on the losing team were dejected and had their heads down
しょげる [(3)しょげる] [coll] meaning: discouraged rank: 3
☆ 彼は父親に叱られてしょげている ⇨ He is dejected after getting scolded by his father (☛ Dejected by criticism on one’s mistake, failure, etc.)
しょげ返る [(4)しょげかえる] meaning: discouraged rank: 4
☆ 彼は父親に叱られてしょげ返っている ⇨ He is really dejected after getting scolded by his father (☛ An accentuated form of しょげる)
► 名詞
意気消沈 [(1)いきしょうちん] [意気消沈する] meaning: discouraged rank: 4
☆ 僕達は三連敗して意気消沈した ⇨ We lost three games in a row and got crestfallen