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がっくり

onomatopoeic or mimetic wordadverbnounnoun (generic)noun or participle taking the aux. verb するadverb taking the と particle

Meanings

  • heartbroken, crestfallen, dejected, disappointed
  • feeling exhausted, feeling drained

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Example sentences

試験しけんちたといて、がっくりした。

Hearing that I failed the exam, I felt completely dejected.

長年ながねん努力どりょくむくわれず、がっくりかたとした。

Having had years of effort go unrewarded, he slumped his shoulders in despair.

優勝ゆうしょうのがした選手せんしゅたちは、がっくりひざをついた。

The athletes who missed the championship fell to their knees, utterly crestfallen.

期待きたいしていたプロジェクトが中止ちゅうしになり、チーム全員ぜんいんがっくりきた。

When the project everyone had been looking forward to was cancelled, the entire team felt completely drained and disappointed.

最終さいしゅう審査しんさ落選らくせんしたというらせをけ、彼女かのじょがっくりちからうしなったように椅子いすすわんだ。

Upon receiving the news that she had been eliminated in the final screening, she sank into her chair as if all strength had left her, utterly heartbroken.