げっそり
Meanings
- to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed
- suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin
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Example sentences
She was completely dejected after her heartbreak.
After a long hospital stay, he had become very thin.
He came home with a dejected look on his face after failing the exam.
All the mountaineers looked emaciated after the grueling climb.
Upon being informed of the project's failure, the department head left the conference room with his shoulders slumped in discouragement.
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