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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries失意の
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shitsui no
"彼は失意のどん底にいた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Suffering from overwhelming distress, sorrow, or grief, typically due to a broken romantic relationship or tragic loss.
"She was completely heartbroken after her beloved pet passed away." - 2
Extremely disappointed or disheartened by an unfortunate outcome.
"The team was heartbroken to lose the championship in the final seconds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'hert' (heart) and 'broken' (past participle of breken), reflecting the ancient physiological metaphor of emotional distress causing physical trauma to the chest. Over centuries, the term evolved from literal descriptions of fatal grief to a psychological descriptor for profound sorrow, loss, or romantic disillusionment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Heartbroken" is said worldwide
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avoir le cœur brisé
Transliteration: avwar lə kœʁ bʁize
"Il était totalement le cœur brisé après leur rupture."
herzgebrochen
Transliteration: hɛʁt͡sɡəˌbʁɔxn̩
"Sie war tief traurig und herzgebrochen."
addolorato
Transliteration: addoloraːto
"Era profondamente addolorato per la notizia."
desconsolado
Transliteration: deskonsolaðo
"Se sentía completamente desconsolado tras la pérdida."
de coração partido
Transliteration: dʒi koɾaˈsɐ̃w paɾˈtidu
"Ele ficou de coração partido com a partida dela."
दिल टूटा हुआ
Transliteration: dil tūṭā huvā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह अपने दोस्त की बेवफाई से दिल टूटा हुआ महसूस कर रहा था।"
心碎的
Transliteration: xīn suì de
Script: 中文汉字
"听到这个消息后，她感到无比心碎。"
마음이 아픈
Transliteration: maeumi apeun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 소식을 듣고 그는 마음이 아팠다."
失意の
Transliteration: shitsui no
Script: 日本語
"彼は失意のどん底にいた。"
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