落胆|らくたんrakutan[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verbdiscouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
    彼かれは落胆らくたんした気持きもちを表あらわした。↗
    He gave vent to his disappointment.
Conjugation
Dictionary form落胆する(らくたんする)
Polite (masu)落胆します(らくたんします)
Negative (nai)落胆しない(らくたんしない)
polite (masen)落胆しません(らくたんしません)
classical zu / nu落胆せず・落胆せぬ(らくたんせず・らくたんせぬ)
Past (ta)落胆した(らくたんした)
polite (mashita)落胆しました(らくたんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)落胆しなかった(らくたんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)落胆しませんでした(らくたんしませんでした)
Te form落胆して(らくたんして)
Potential落胆できる(らくたんできる)
Passive落胆される(らくたんされる)
Causative落胆させる(らくたんさせる)
Causative passive落胆させられる(らくたんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)落胆すれば(らくたんすれば)
tara落胆したら(らくたんしたら)
Volitional落胆しよう(らくたんしよう)
polite (mashou)落胆しましょう(らくたんしましょう)
Imperative落胆しろ(らくたんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym消魂しょうこんWrittenWritten/formal word: spirit drained by sorrow; can also mean being absorbed or entranced by something. Rare, not for everyday speech.
  • Synonym力落しちからおとしNeutralLosing motivation or heart; now mostly seen in the condolence phrase 「お力落としのないよう」.
  • Related挫折感ざせつかんNeutralThe frustration felt when efforts come to nothing; it stresses the sense of failure, while 「落胆」 stresses disappointment at dashed hopes.
  • Antonym期待きたいNeutralAntonym: expectation or anticipation. It stands opposite 「落胆」, which is the letdown when those expectations fall through.
  • Antonym希望きぼうNeutralAntonym: hope or a wish. It is the opposite of 「落胆」, the disheartened feeling when hope is lost.

Use 「落胆」 for the disheartenment when expectations fall through, as in 「結果に落胆する」. For a sense of failure say 「挫折感」; in condolences use 「お力落とし」. The antonym is 「希望」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. がっかりすること。力ちからを落おとすこと。
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