今日の単語 disheartening

disheartening

今日の単語は disheartening です。ほんとうは意味を予想してから辞書を引くのがベストですが、ここでは辞書の意味からまず記載します。

causing you to lose confidence, hope, and energy

If something is disheartening, it makes you feel disappointed and less confident or less hopeful.

失望させるような、落胆させるような

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It was disheartening to see how few people turned up.

せっかく一生懸命準備したイベントなのに、人が集まらなかったらこう感じますよね。disheartening

This was very disheartening news.

心底がっかりするような知らせ

Chicago Had 2 Mass Shootings In A Single Day: ‘Extremely Disheartening And Emotional’ Twenty-one people were shot — two fatally — Tuesday in Chicago. No one was in custody in two mass shootings that happened in Woodlawn and Back of the Yards. (from Chicago Block Club)

ほんとうに落胆した

‘It’s been very disheartening:’ Florida-Georgia unemployment mix up leaves woman’s benefits on hold – “I received two payments from Florida,” she said. “But from what I could tell, my payment was never backdated.” The amount of money, more than $10,000, would help the couple as they try to recover from the financial void created by the shutdown. “It would be the biggest relief for me because I’ve been worrying about this for over two years now,” Meier said. “It’s been very disheartening.” (from Orland.com)

受け取るべきはずの失業保険。2年間待たされたあげくにちゃんと支払ってもらえてない。これは disheartening　がっかりするし、失望するし、落胆する。

今日の単語は

disheartening　落胆する、失望する、やる気がなくなる

でした

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