消沉
siu1 cam4xiāo chén
English
- to sink into despondency
- (of morale, willpower etc) to diminish; to plummet
- depressed; low-spirited
粵語 — Cantonese
- 情緒低落、憂郁;心志頹廢不振
Examples
我一整天都觉得很消沉。
I was feeling blue all day.
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佢咁耐都揾唔到工,搞到個人意志消沉晒。
Being out of work for a long time had completely demoralised him.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk