颓丧 (tuí sàng) — dispirited, dejected, listless (from disappointment or failure)
Definition
A literary/formal word for the dejected, listless mood after a setback. Stronger and more written than common 沮丧, and bleaker than 失望 (which only means 'disappointed').
adjective
dispiriteddejectedlistless (from disappointment or failure)
Examples
- 颓丧，。Tā zuì jìn hěn tuí sàng, yīn wèi gōng zuò yì zhí bú shùn lì.He's been very dispirited lately because work has been going badly.
- ，颓丧。Shī bài zhī hòu, tā yì liǎn tuí sàng de biǎo qíng.After the failure, she wore a look of dejection on her face.
- 颓丧，。Kàn dào dà jiā zhè me tuí sàng, duì zhǎng gǔ lì wǒ men bú yào fàng qì.Seeing everyone so dispirited, the team leader encouraged us not to give up.
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