げんなり
げんなり
adverb, verb (suru)
dispirited, exhausted
1.
dispirited, exhausted, deflated
Feeling drained or disappointed; losing energy or enthusiasm.
暑さでげんなりしている。
I'm worn out from the heat.
長い会議でげんなりした。
The long meeting left me exhausted.
その知らせを聞いてげんなりした。
I was deflated hearing that news.
朝から電車が遅れて、げんなりした。
The train was delayed from the morning, and I felt dispirited.
山のような書類を見て、始める前からげんなりした。
Seeing the mountain of paperwork, I felt exhausted before even starting.
げんなり expresses a state of being drained, deflated, or dispirited, either physically or mentally.
USAGE:
Used when energy or enthusiasm is sapped by circumstances—long meetings, bad news, heat, or tedious situations.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- げんなりする: to feel exhausted/deflated
- げんなりしている: to be worn out
- 〜でげんなりする: to be exhausted by ~
SIMILAR WORDS:
- うんざり: emphasizes annoyance or being fed up
- ぐったり: emphasizes physical exhaustion/limpness
- がっかり: emphasizes disappointment
げんなり focuses on the draining of one's spirit or energy, often with a sense of being deflated rather than just tired.